Hornby LNER P2, 2002 'Earl Marischal' LNER Green (TXS Steam Generator)

LNER, P2 Class, 2-8-2, 2002 'Earl Marischal' With Steam Generator and extra smoke deflectors

Using the very latest state of the art design and manufacturing techniques, this totally new Hornby model includes a flickering firebox and sound. An innovative steam generator has been added to enhance the realism of a steam locomotive on the track as it winds its way around your layout. Extra smoke deflectors have also been fitted.

Includes:

- Detailed model of 2002

- Larger Deflectors fitted to 2002

- Doncaster Green Lined Livery

- Cab and bucket seat detail

- Flickering firebox

- STEAM GENERATOR 

- DCC HM7000TXS Sound Fitted

- Traverse 2nd radius curves (minimum)

- Accessory Bag includes steam cocks, vac pipes

- NEM Couplings and Pockets

- OO Scale

Locomotive information and history:

The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Edinburgh to Aberdeen route had steep gradients and tight curves and the express passenger service was usually worked by a double header of two small engines. To overcome this situation, Nigel Gresley, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the LNER began designing a new locomotive at the LNER Doncaster Works in 1932. The 2-8-2 configured locomotive was given the classification P2 and had four driving axles for greater adhesion, an A3 type boiler and a Kylchap type blast pipe/chimney system. A total of six of the Class were built. As the first two were returned to Doncaster for repairs they were fitted with streamlined fronts similar to the A4 Pacifics. The last four to be built were outshopped with streamlined fronts. By 1944 the whole Class had been withdrawn.

2002 'Earl Marischal' was the second P2 to be constructed and differed from its predecessor in a few key ways. No. 2002 was fitted with more conventional Walschaerts/Gresley valve gear which changed the locomotive's characteristics substantially necessitating the instillation of large smoke deflectors, whilst the original front of the casing had its leading edge cut back 12".

'Earl Marischal' entered traffic in October 1934 and soon began working Doncaster to Kings Cross trains before being transferred to Scotland in June 1935. It was later overhauled and streamlined to match the later members of the P2 class before being withdrawn from traffic having completed 360,907 miles as a 2-8-2 type locomotive. An interesting feature is that each of the P2 class members also differed in their own individual way, such as 2005 was the only one to be fitted with a single chimney/ blast pipe.

2002 carried at least 4x different liveries throughout its life, starting in Doncaster Green under the LNER (as per the model), war time plain black livery again under the LNER with NE on the tender (by which point it was now rebuilt as a A2/2, number 502). Doncaster Green was briefly carried post war with British railways numbers on the cabsides. As of the early 50s, the class was repainted into the standard Locomotive Dark green, with orange/black lining.

After what were quite minor modifications the locomotives were entirely rebuilt as the controversial LNER A2/2 Class by Edward Thompson in 1943. Various reasons are given for this rebuilding scheme however it has been claimed by various informed sources that many of the reasons given for these were superficial and that an alternative route or set of routes would see these locomotives fulfill their potential. One of the main reasons for the rebuilds was to aid locomotive maintenance and speed prepping during WW2, when there was a shortage of available man power to look after these Gresley designed machines, especially around the middle cylinder between the frames. 

2002 was the third P2 to be rebuilt as a Thompson A2/2 in June 1944. Renumbered to 502 and then 60502 under BR. The A2/2 locomotives did briefly enjoy working back in Scotland post war, However due in part to the rebuilding from P2 to A2/2, they found adhesion problems on the trains they were originally tasked and were moved to work expresses on the ECML from London Kings Cross to York.

Earl Marischal 60502 was the last member of the class to be was withdrawn in July 1961. 

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