Hornby R3296X D49/1 Hunt Class The Button (Decoder Fitted)
The D49/2 Class (properly referred to as D49 Part 2) was built between 1929 and 1935, in six batches, the 3 cylinder 4-4-0 design being the first LNER designed passenger locomotive.
Nos.336 & 352 were built at Darlington in 1929, followed by a further ten in 1932, five in 1933, a batch of ten and five in 1934 and the final ten locomotives during 1934/5. The D49/2 differed from the other two variants in having rotary cam operated ‘Lentz’ poppet valves.
Development work on the D49/2 Class took over three years, leading to 336 The Quorn and 352 The Meynell never carrying their running numbers on their tenders and were the last of the D49 Class to be paired with the 4,200 gallon Group Standard tenders, with stepped out tops. The rotary cam engines’ valve action was superior to the oscillating cams used in the Part 1 and Part 2 locomotives and proved such a step forward that it was eventually incorporated into the design of the later P2 Class Cock o’ the North.
The D49/2 locomotives were all named after famous Hunts, with a separately cast fox above the nameplate, whilst those from Parts 1 & 3 were named after Counties and, with the exception of just two engines, operated from sheds in North East England and Scotland. The Class lasted well into Nationalisation, the first being withdrawn in September 1957, the last in July 1961.
D49/2 No.238 The Burton was built in August 1934 and was withdrawn from service on December 10, 1957, being cut up at Darlington Works on February 28, 1958.
| Product Name | Hornby R3296X D49/1 Hunt Class The Button (Decoder Fitted) |
|---|---|
| Description | The D49/2 Class (properly referred to as D49 Part 2) was built between 1929 and 1935, in six batches, the 3 cylinder 4-4-0 design being the first LNER designed passenger locomotive. Nos.336 & 352 were built at Darlington in 1929, followed by a further ten in 1932, five in 1933, a batch of ten and five in 1934 and the final ten locomotives during 1934/5. The D49/2 differed from the other two variants in having rotary cam operated ‘Lentz’ poppet valves. Development work on the D49/2 Class took over three years, leading to 336 The Quorn and 352 The Meynell never carrying their running numbers on their tenders and were the last of the D49 Class to be paired with the 4,200 gallon Group Standard tenders, with stepped out tops. The rotary cam engines’ valve action was superior to the oscillating cams used in the Part 1 and Part 2 locomotives and proved such a step forward that it was eventually incorporated into the design of the later P2 Class Cock o’ the North. The D49/2 locomotives were all named after famous Hunts, with a separately cast fox above the nameplate, whilst those from Parts 1 & 3 were named after Counties and, with the exception of just two engines, operated from sheds in North East England and Scotland. The Class lasted well into Nationalisation, the first being withdrawn in September 1957, the last in July 1961. D49/2 No.238 The Burton was built in August 1934 and was withdrawn from service on December 10, 1957, being cut up at Darlington Works on February 28, 1958. |
| SKU | r3296x |
| Weight (lbs) | 2.000000 |