Hornby R30228 LMS Princess Coronation Class 4-6-2 6222 Queen Mary Loco

Tech SpecsItem Scale 1:76 Scale 00 GaugeDCC Status DCC Ready 8 pin socket (It is NOT DCCFitted)Operator LMSDesigner Sir William StanierWheel Configuration 4-6-2Livery LMS BlueMinimum Curve (mm) Radius 2Class Princess Coronation Class Product InfoThe LMS ‘Coronation’ Class were an enlarged and improvedversion of William Stanier’s earlier LMS ‘Princess Royal’ Class, and on testwere the most powerful steam locomotives ever used in Britain at 2,511 dbhp,specifically designed for power. The intention from the start was to use themon express services between London Euston and Glasgow Central; their dutieswere to include the hauling of a proposed non-stop express, subsequently namedthe Coronation Scot. The first ten locomotives of the ‘Coronation’s were built ina streamlined form in 1937 by the addition of a steel streamlined casing. 6222was rare for the Class in that it was named after a Queen, specifically TheQueen Mary rather than a Princess. While many ‘Princess Coronation’ locomotiveshave been preserved, sadly ‘Queen Mary’ was withdrawn in October 1963, andscrapped in November.