Hornby R30394 BR Late Thompson Cl A2-3 Watling Street No. 60521 Steam Locomotive Era 5 Train Engine Model

Out of the 15 newly built A2 locomotives, only , No. 500, came from Doncaster under the command of Edward Thompson when he was a chief mechanical engineer. It was in May 1946 and at the end of the following month, Thompson retired at the age of 65. The remaining 14 locomotives were built under his successor Arthur Peppercorn between July 1946 and September 1947. It was planned to build a total of 25 locomotives, but Peppercorn cancelled the rest by making modifications to the design. His new design became an A2 locomotive and the Thompson's locomotive was marked as A2/3. Locomotive No. 60521 entered the service as No. 521 Watling Street in Gateshead in May 1947 and was discontinued by BR in Tweedmouth in November 1962.

• The elegant Thompson class locomotive arrived at Hornby; this locomotive in OO spacing features spring-loaded metal bumpers and NEM couplings
• This model is controlled by HM7000 by adding a 21-pin decoder (sold separately)
• Accessory package includes drain taps, vacuum pipes, front steps, and wheel set with flange
• The locomotive features the signature British Railways logo and green painting