BR, M7 Class, 0-4-4T, 30244 - Era 3 - R30140 - New for 2022 - PRE ORDER

BR, M7 Class, 0-4-4T, 30244 - Era 3 - R30140 - PRE ORDER

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BR, M7 Class, 0-4-4T, 30244 - Era 3
R30140
Hornby
Steam Locomotives

BR, M7 Class, 0-4-4T, 30244 - Era 3

The M7 is a remarkable steam locomotive, possessing quick acceleration and good tractive power – making it well matched to Branch line workings, acting as station pilots and the demands of suburban workings alike. Designed by Dugald Drummond, the M7 Class locomotive entered service in 1897 before being withdrawn from fast passenger services a year later.


  • 1:76 Scale
  •  00 Gauge Compatible
  • 0-4-4T Wheel Configuration
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Featuring a rare livery, the special Hornby model of 30244 is available in the previously never produced BR Malachite Green.

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After proving inherently unstable at continuous high speeds and following a major derailment in Tavistock the 0-4-4 arrangement was withdrawn from fast passenger service.

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With only two M7s still existing in preservation and after 30244 sadly being scrapped in Brighton, the Hornby BR, M7 Class, 0-4-4T, 30244 - Era 3 is a must-have for any collection.


Product Info

Ideally suited to the demands of suburban workings with frequent station stops, the M7 possessed quick acceleration and good tractive power, equally at home on Branch line workings or acting as station pilots. Unfortunately, following a major derailment at Tavistock in 1898, the Class were withdrawn from fast passenger services, the 0-4-4 arrangement proving inherently unstable at continuous high speeds. While two M7s still exist in preservation, 30244 sadly is not among them after being scrapped at Brighton. This particularly special Hornby model of 30244 comes uniquely liveried in the previously never produced Southern Malachite Green, a particular mark of rarity. Of the Class, only 38, 242, 243 & 244 were turned out in fully lined Malachite Green for Waterloo Station pilot duties after the Second World War.

Tech Specs

Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)
13.9
Item Scale
1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
Finish
Painted
Colour
Red
DCC Status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Operator
SR
Designer
Dugald Drummond
Wheel Configuration
0-4-4T
Livery
Hornby Railways 50th Anniversary
Minimum Curve (mm)
Radius 2
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Number of Parts
1
product_hby_dcc_status DCC Ready 8 pin socket

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