Special edition 70th anniversary Hornby locomotives arrive

Perfect for the Hornby history collector, these locomotives will be available in limited numbers and are available to order now on the Hornby website, priced at £49.99. 

The five models include a reproduction of the Tri-ang Railways No. 9 'Polly' 0-4-0 locomotive in a scarlet red livery, the 0-4-0 industrial tank locomotive, 25550, in a scarlet red livery, the Tri-ang Railways No. 6 'Connie' 0-4-0 locomotive in a bright yellow livery and the Tri-ang Railways No. 7 'Nellie' 0-4-0 locomotive in a striking blue livery. The final model is a BR 'Jinty' locomotive in a special 'Rovex Scale Models Limited 1954-2024' livery.

 
In the 1960s, Tri-ang Railways released these locomotive models that were produced in the Rovex Scale Models Limited Margate factory and arrived in customers' hands encased in the iconic Tri-ang Railways red and yellow packaging. The design for the locomotive appears to have been based on a Class C14, which was intended for suburban passenger traffic around the city of London and was designed by Dugald Drummond for the London & South Western Railway in 1906.

Old vs New - the 1960s model next to the latest locomotives.

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