Hornby Series Locomotives

Hornby Number 2 Special Tank Locomotives

The Hornby No 2 Special tank loco was produced from 1929 until 1941. A 4-4-2 tank loco, clockwork and electric (6v and 20v), available in seven main liveries, GWR green, LMS black, LMS maroon, LNER black, LNER green, SR black and SR green, in the following colours and running numbers :

Great Western Railway, green, 4703, 2221
London Midland Scottish Railway, black livery, 6781
London Midland Scottish Railway, maroon livery, 2323, 2180, 6954
London North Eastern Railway, black livery, 5154
London North Eastern Railway, green livery, 6, 1784
Southern Railway, black, E492, 492
Southern Railway, green, B329, 2329, 2091

(a) Great Western Railway

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, clockwork only, Great Western Railway, number 4703, 1929-30

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, clockwork and electric 6v only, Great Western Railway, plain number 2221, 1930-32

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, clockwork and electric 6v and 20v, Great Western Railway, number on plate 2221, 1932-36

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, clockwork and electric 6v and 20v, Great Western Railway, GWR monogram, number on plate 2221, 1936-41

(b) London Midland Scottish Railway

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, clockwork only, black LMS (sans serif), 1929-31

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, clockwork and electric, 6v and 20v, black LMS (serif), 1931-36

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, maroon, clockwork only, LMS sans serif 2323, 1929

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, maroon, clockwork, 6v and 20v, LMS serif 2180, 1930-36

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, maroon, clockwork, 6v and 20v, LMS sans serif 6954, 1937-39

(c) London North Eastern Railway

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, LNER black 5154, 20v electric (also clockwork and 6v), 1929-36 (Image courtesy Vectis Auctions)

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, LNER black 5154, 20v electric (also clockwork and 6v), 1929-36
Image credit Vectis Auctions

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank, LNER black 5154, clockwork (also 6v and 20v electric), 1929-36

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, LNER black 5154, clockwork (also 6v and 20v electric), 1929-36

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, LNER green 6, clockwork, 6v and 20v electric, 1929-32

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, LNER green 1784, clockwork, 6v and 20v electric, 1932-36

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, LNER darker green 1784, clockwork, 6v and 20v electric, 1936-41

(d) Southern Railway

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, SR black, E492, number on bunker, sans serif, clockwork only, 1929-30

Hornby 6v electric No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, SR black, E492, number on tank, clockwork and 6v, 1930-33

Hornby clockwork No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, SR black, 492, number on tank, clockwork, 6v and 20v, 1933-36

Hornby electric No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, SR black, 492, number on tank, clockwork, 6v and 20v, 1933-36

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, SR green, serif B329 number on tank, clockwork, 6v, 1930-33

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, SR green, 2329, clockwork, 6v and 20v, 1933-35

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, SR green, 2091 number on tank, clockwork, 6v and 20v, 1935-41

(e) British Railways

Finally, a No 2 Special Tank which has been repainted in British Railways livery. The loco is particularly attractive because the bodywork is not pristine. The model looks slightly battered and worn, as though the paintwork is original, and played with during the last 80 years.

Hornby No. 2 Special 4-4-2 Tank loco, repainted BR black, 69076, clockwork

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