Hornby TT3029M Class J50 0-6-0T LNER Black '600' Steam Locomotive

Expected Delivery April 2026 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer's Discretion).

Add the LNER J50 Class 600 to your TT:120 tank engine collection. Moulded in both die-cast and plastic, this characterful locomotive looks and perform excellently thanks to all-wheel pickups and a smooth coreless motor. For those operating on DCC, a 6-Pin decoder socket is located within the boiler and is compatible with HM7000. This example depicts No.600 in LNER Black livery, with red shaded gold lettering and numerals.

Model Specification:

• Based on new J50 tooling suite
• Expertly moulded die-cast body and chassis for added realism and weight
• Number of separately fitted parts, including smokebox door, water filler caps, chimney, safety valves, handrails, lamp irons and buffers.
• Brass double-jointed connector rods with metal securing pins
• Detailed cab interior
• Pivoting NEM sockets for improved coupling around tight curves
• Precision-engineered coreless motor for smooth running
• All-wheel pick-ups
• Accessory pack
• Capable of traversing 1st radius curves, but recommended minimum is 2nd radius.

Electronics:

• 6-Pin DCC Decoder socket compatible with HM7000 system

Tooling:

• Flush smokebox door
• High sided coal bunker

Livery:

• LNER Plain Black Livery
• Red shaded gold numbers and letters
• Authentic colours and typefaces used
• Semi-gloss finish
• Era 3

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• 7 Plank Wagon
• 12T Tank Wagon
• Toad B Brake Van

History:

Built at the GNR’s Gorton Works in Manchester, this locomotive entered service as LNER No. 600 in November 1938, the condition in which the model is presented. In 1946, the LNER introduced a new short-lived numbering scheme that led to the locomotive becoming No. 8979. Within two years, the railways were nationalised and a new BR number allocated, although this was not applied until August 1952 while based at Mexborough shed. 

Following a spell at Immingham, it moved to Hornsey in north London in 1955, from where it was withdrawn in February 1962 as No. 68979.