Hornby - R30434 RailRoad LMS Patriot Sir Robert Turnbull 5540, Red

• The Hornby Railroad Collection is carefully designed to be more durable, with little compromise on detail. Railroad is ideal for model railway beginners and keen collectors alike.
• The LMS - 5540 'Patriot Sir Robert Turnbull' has a charming crimson design that looks stunning on any model railway layout.
• With wide tension lock couplings and plastic moulded buffers, this OO gauge locomotive also comes with an accessory pack.
• Included are 1x Model Steam Locomotive and 1x Accessory Pack with fireman and driver figures and vacuum pipes.
• About Hornby: As the UK's leading model railway designer, Hornby have been thrilling model making enthusiasts for over 100 years. Since 1920 Hornby have been the brand leader in 00 Gauge model railway design. Whether you're a seasoned model maker or just beginning your miniatures journey, with it's range of unique trains, track accessories, scenery kits and more, there's always something for you at Hornby.

Product Description Fifty-two LMS ˜Patriots were built by the LMS, with 42 emerging from Crewe Works and the remaining ten from its Derby Works. They were designed for hauling express passenger trains on the West Coast Main Line and all carried names with a military association. They operated in their original parallel boiler form until rebuilt with tapered boilers under William Stanier between 1946 and 1949.No. 5540 ˜Sir Robert Turnbull is in an LMS Crimson Lake livery. It is named after Robert Turnbull who served as Lieutenant Colonel in the Engineer and Railway Staff Corps and who also served the LNWR as its General Manager. He was knighted in 1913. Directions Manual assembly