Hornby RailRoad British Railways Tornado 60163 BR With Sound

Peppercorn A1 60163 ‘Tornado’, a true icon of the current railway scene, rejoins the RailRoad range in a new livery scheme: Apple Green with British Railway tender lettering. Designed to be robust this RailRoad model features fully working piston and connecting rods, accurate paint application and DCC capability.

Model Specification

• RailRoad specification Peppercorn A1
• Moulded details
• Working running gear
• NEM coupling sockets
• Accessory Pack
• Minimum 2nd Radius

DCC Sound

• Pre fitted 21-pin DCC Sound decoder, compatible with HMRA compliant systems and HM7000
• High fidelity sound profile assembled from recordings of 60163 Tornado

Electronics

• 21-pin DCC decoder socket compatible with HM7000 system

Livery

• British Railways lined apple green
• Modern warning flashes
• Era 11

History 

None of Arthur Peppercorn’s powerful ‘A1’ Class ‘Pacifics’ were saved for preservation, the last example being withdrawn from BR in 1966. The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust launched a scheme to create a brand-new example in 1990, with construction carried out at the group’s Darlington base.

Completed in 2008, ‘Tornado’ ran a series of tests at the Great Central Railway, Loughborough whilst in grey undercoat. It was granted a main line certificate in January 2009 and has been a regular performer on charters since, wearing a variety of BR steam-era liveries.

In 2017, ‘Tornado’ became the first steam locomotive to reach 100mph for over 50 years.

• Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 29.3
• Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 5.5
• Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 3.5
• Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
• License: Yes
• Gauge: OO
• DCC Fitted - With Sound
• Operator: British Railways
• Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 2
• Buffer Type: Metal Buffers
• Coupling Type: NEM Coupling
• Hornby Decoder Compatibility Primary: HM7000-21TXS: Bluetooth® & DCC Sound Decoder (21-pin)