Hornby R30410 SR Class T9 No. 302, DCC Ready, OO Gauge

Hornby R30410

SR Class T9
No. 302
21 Pin DCC Ready
OO Gauge

Add Southern Rail Class T9 302 to your era 3 layout, and watch this 'Greyhound' whizz around your model railway layout. This highly detailed design is DCC-ready, with NEM couplings and an accessories pack with vacuum pipes and tank, brake rods and coupling assembly. 

History

This locomotive was completed at the London & South Western Railway’s Nine Elms Works in late December 1900. Of the 66 built, 35 of the T9 Class were completed at Nine Elms, with a further 31 examples built by Dübs & Co at Polmadie in Glasgow. 

Nicknamed ‘Greyhounds’ as they consistently ran at speeds of up to 85mph, the last in service was No. 30120, which is preserved as part of the National Collection. Originally paired with a conventional six-wheel tender, it received an eight-wheel watercart version in July 1935. Renumbered 30302 after Nationalisation in 1948, it was withdrawn in September 1952.