BR (Early) Britannia Class

No. 70001 ‘Lord Hurcomb’ was constructed at Crewe Works in February 1951 and bore the name of Cyril Hurcomb who oversaw the Ministry of War Transport. It was constructed to Order No. E479/220 and completed on 14th February that year.

From Stratford shed, 70001 hauled passenger express trains on the Great Eastern Railway such as ‘The Norfolkman’. For over twelve years, the locomotive was in service on the GE section. In 1954, the total mileage was 78,600.

The locomotive was withdrawn from service on 3rd September 1966 and stored at Carlisle Kingmoor Shed (12A) until the end of the year. In January 1967, 70001 was cut up at Motherwell Machinery and Scrap Co in Wishaw, Scotland.

A vibrant BR green livery is applied to this classic Britannia locomotive, No. 70001, and its coupled tender. The ‘Lord Hurcomb’ nameplate adorns the smoke deflectors, and the model also includes handrails. This model is DCC-ready and is compatible with our HM7000 21-Pin decoder. The accessory bag contains a flanged wheel axle assembly and an instruction leaflet.

Tech Specs

Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)

28

Item Height - Without Packaging (cm)

5

Item Width - Without Packaging (cm)

3.5

Item Weight - Without Packaging

0.39

Item Scale

1:76 Scale 00 Gauge

Finish

Painted

Colour

Green

Gauge

OO

DCC Status

DCC Ready 21 pin socket

Operator

BR

Designer

Robert Riddles

Wheel Configuration

4-6-2

Livery

BR Green

Minimum Curve (mm)

Radius 2

Motor

5 Pole Skew wound

Number of Parts

1

Class

Britannia Class

Buffer Type

Metal Sprung Buffers

Coupling Type

NEM Couplings

Hornby Decoder Compatibility Primary

HM7000-21TXS: Bluetooth® & DCC Sound Decoder (21-pin)