Hornby Princess Coronation (Duchess) Class 4-6-2 R2930H 4-6-2 Duchess.jpg (55994 bytes)

Generally thought to have been the ultimate in LMS passenger locomotive development, the 'Duchess' has, since the late 1930s, been a popular subject to model, Bassett-Lowke and Trix produced streamlined versions of the 'Princess Coronation' before the Second World War and in 1939 Bassett-Lowke released their non-streamlined model. This was a subject tooled for the Hornby Dublo range but production of it had to wait until the end of hostilities. This model disappeared with the end of Dublo production in 1964 but was given a new lease of life by G&R Wrenn from 1969. The modern Hornby company produced their first version of the non-streamlined locomotive in 1977, replacing it with a retooled super-detailed model in 2002.

The current model is 46243 City of Lancaster in the ever popular late BR maroon, used on members of the class, south of the border, from 1957.

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