Hornby S&DR,
0-4-0, Locomotion No. 1 - Era 11
Product Code: R30346
Production Details:
'Locomotion' No. 1 was an early example of
ingenuity for the use of motive power on British railways. The Stockton
& Darlington Railway ordered the engine in 1824 after its construction
by the pioneering railway engineers, Robert Stephenson & Company, in
Newcastle as an 0-4-0 locomotive in 1825. They initially ordered four
engines, including 'Locomotion'. The fifth engine was a different design
and completed in 1827. The original nickname of 'Locomotion' was
'Active', and this is how it was referred to until the summer of 1833
when it became 'Locomotion'. The engine only gained its number in 1827.
This 'Locomotion' No. 1 model reflects its preserved status and features
the 1883 incorporated bell, the single chimney, the coal detail in the
tender and green etched nameplates incorporating 'Locomotion'. A wood
grain print is used to represent the wooden boiler barrel of the
locomotive. This model is DCC-ready and is compatible with our HM7000
Next 18-Pin decoder.
