Hornby R30129 - Hornby BR Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2 '257 Squadron' No.34072 Withdrawals of the Standard 5s

Withdrawals of the Standard 5s commenced in 1964 with just 23 surviving until 1968

the newly assigned 46202 returned to service following a long period of general repair

ITEM NUMBER 20-016 KATO TRACK CODE S186P QUANTITY 4

All Dundas Model's 009 kits are designed to use BEMO 009 couplings

The design was a success from the start and by 1962 a total of 127 had been built

Hornby R30129 - Hornby BR Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2 '257 Squadron' No.34072 Withdrawals of the Standard 5s257 Squadron' was completed at Brighton Works in 1948 as one of the first of its Class produced under BR, and allocated to Dover Marine Shed to work the Continental Boat Trains to London. Perhaps more incredible than its service life are the efforts made in light of '257 Squadron's' significant name in relation to the Battle of Britain and Second World War to return the locomotive to traffic in October 2021. DCC Ready.