The Hornby No 2 Special Tender loco was produced from 1929-1941, in the liveries of the 'Big Four' British railway companies, powered by clockwork and 20v electric motors.
Great Western Railway 'County of Bedford', number 3821
London Midland Scottish Railway 'Compound', number 1185
London Midland Scottish Railway '2P' (special order)
London North Eastern Railway 'Yorkshire', number 234
London North Eastern Railway 'Bramham Moor', number 201
Southern Railway 'L1', number A759
Southern Railway 'L1', number 1759
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Tender loco County of Bedford, clockwork only, Great Western Railway, number 3821, 1929-30 Green running plate, gold, black and red name and number plates, incorrect (later) tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Tender loco County of Bedford, clockwork only, Great Western Railway, number 3821, 1929-30 Green running plate, gold, black and red name and number plates, incorrect (later) tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Tender loco County of Bedford, clockwork and 20v electric, Great Western Railway, number 3821, 1930-36 Black running plate, black and gold name and number plates, Great (crest) Western tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Tender loco County of Bedford, clockwork and 20v electric, Great Western Railway, number 3821, 1930-36 Black running plate, black and gold name and number plates, Great (crest) Western tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Tender loco County of Bedford, clockwork and 20v electric, Great Western Railway, number 3821, 1930-36 Black running plate, black and gold name and number plates, Great (crest) Western tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Tender loco County of Bedford, clockwork and 20v electric, Great Western Railway, number 3821, 1936-41 Black running plate, black and gold name and number plates, GWR monogram tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Tender loco County of Bedford, clockwork and 20v electric, Great Western Railway, number 3821, 1936-41 Black running plate, black and gold name and number plates, GWR monogram tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Compound loco and tender, clockwork only, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 1185, 1929-30 Maroon running plate, three boiler bands, plain gold number on boiler front and cab sides, narrow black strip on cab roof (Guarantee dated 5th September 1930) Tender appears to be slightly later than loco - expected tender is unlined, with sans serif LMS lettering (see below) |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Compound loco and tender, clockwork only, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 1185, 1929-30 Maroon running plate, three boiler bands, plain gold number on boiler front and cab sides, narrow black strip on cab roof (Guarantee dated 5th September 1930) Tender appears to be slightly later than loco - expected tender is unlined, with sans serif LMS lettering (see below) |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Compound loco and tender, clockwork only, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 1185, 1930-31 Black running plate, two boiler bands, plain gold number on boiler front and cab sides, wider black strip on cab roof Tender appears to be slightly earlier than loco - expected tender is lined, with serif LMS lettering (see above) |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Compound loco and tender, clockwork only, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 1185, 1930-31 Black running plate, two boiler bands, plain gold number on boiler front and cab sides, wider black strip on cab roof Tender appears to be slightly earlier than loco - expected tender is lined, with serif LMS lettering (see above) |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Compound loco and tender, clockwork only, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 1185, 1930-31 Black running plate, two boiler bands, plain gold number on boiler front and cab sides, wider black strip on cab roof Tender appears to be slightly earlier than loco - expected tender is lined, with serif LMS lettering (see above) |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Compound loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 1185, 1931-32 Black running plate, three boiler bands, white number on boiler front, gold on cab sides, wider black strip on cab roof, lined shadowed serif LMS tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Compound loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 1185, 1931-32 Black running plate, three boiler bands, white number on boiler front, gold on cab sides, wider black strip on cab roof, lined shadowed serif LMS tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Compound loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 1185, 1931-32 Black running plate, three boiler bands, white number on boiler front, gold on cab sides, wider black strip on cab roof, lined shadowed serif LMS tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Compound loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 1185, 1932-41 Black running plate, three boiler bands, white number on boiler front, wider black strip on cab roof, shadowed or sans serif cabside number, lined shadowed serif or non serif LMS tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Compound loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 1185, 1932-41 Black running plate, three boiler bands, white number on boiler front, wider black strip on cab roof, shadowed or sans serif cabside number, lined shadowed serif or non serif LMS tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Compound loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 1185, 1932-41 Black running plate, three boiler bands, white number on boiler front, wider black strip on cab roof, shadowed or sans serif cabside number, lined shadowed serif or non serif LMS tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 2P loco and tender, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 700, 1938, Special Order only Replica clockwork 2P locomotive and tender, from Compound Image credit Vectis Auctions |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 2P loco and tender, London Midland Scottish Railway, number 700, 1938, Special Order only Replica 20v electric 2P locomotive and tender, from Compound Image credit Vectis Auctions |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Yorkshire loco and tender, clockwork only, London North Eastern Railway, number 234, 1929-30 Green running plate, 234 on small cabside number plate, LNER 234 tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Yorkshire loco and tender, clockwork only, London North Eastern Railway, number 234, 1930-31 Green running plate, 234 on cabside, LNER 234 tender (loco also sold with LNER tender - see below) |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Yorkshire loco and tender, clockwork only, London North Eastern Railway, number 234, 1930-31 Green running plate, 234 on cabside, LNER tender (loco also sold with LNER 234 tender - see above) |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Yorkshire loco and tender, clockwork only, London North Eastern Railway, number 234, 1930-31 Green running plate, 234 on cabside, LNER tender (loco also sold with LNER 234 tender - see above) |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Yorkshire loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London North Eastern Railway, number 234, 1931-35 Black running plate, 234 on cabside, LNER tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Yorkshire loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London North Eastern Railway, number 234, 1931-35 Black running plate, 234 on cabside, LNER tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Yorkshire loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London North Eastern Railway, number 234, 1931-35 Black running plate, 234 on cabside, LNER tender Image credit Vectis Auctions |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Bramham Moor loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London North Eastern Railway, number 201, 1935-36 Black running plate, 201 on cabside, lighter green, LNER tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Bramham Moor loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London North Eastern Railway, number 201, 1935-36 Black running plate, 201 on cabside, lighter green, LNER tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Bramham Moor loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London North Eastern Railway, number 201, 1935-36 Black running plate, 201 on cabside, lighter green, LNER tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Bramham Moor loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London North Eastern Railway, number 201, 1935-36 Black running plate, 201 on cabside, lighter green, LNER tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Bramham Moor loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London North Eastern Railway, number 201, 1935-36 Black running plate, 201 on cabside, lighter green, LNER tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Bramham Moor loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London North Eastern Railway, number 201, 1935-36 Black running plate, 201 on cabside, lighter green, LNER tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Bramham Moor loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London North Eastern Railway, number 201, 1936-41 Black running plate, 201 on cabside, darker green, LNER tender Image credit Vectis Auctions |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 Bramham Moor loco and tender, clockwork and electric, London North Eastern Railway, number 201, 1936-41 Black running plate, 201 on cabside, darker green, LNER tender Image credit Vectis Auctions |
(d) Southern Railway
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 L1 loco and tender, clockwork only, Southern Railway, number A759, 1929-30 A759 on small cabside number plate, black running plate, lined cabside, unlined Southern A759 tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 L1 loco and tender, clockwork and electric, Southern Railway, number A759, 1930-35 A759 on small cabside number plate, black running plate, unlined cabside, lined Southern A759 tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 L1 loco and tender, clockwork and electric, Southern Railway, number A759, 1930-35 A759 on small cabside number plate, black running plate, unlined cabside, lined Southern A759 tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 L1 loco and tender, clockwork and electric, Southern Railway, number A759, 1930-35 A759 on small cabside number plate, black running plate, unlined cabside, lined Southern A759 tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 L1 loco and tender, clockwork and electric, Southern Railway, number 1759, 1935-41 1759 on small cabside number plate, black running plate, unlined cabside, lined Southern 1759 tender Image credit Vectis Auctions |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 L1 loco and tender, clockwork and electric, Southern Railway, number 1759, 1935-41 1759 on small cabside number plate, black running plate, unlined cabside, lined Southern 1759 tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 L1 loco and tender, clockwork and electric, Southern Railway, number 1759, 1935-41 1759 on small cabside number plate, black running plate, unlined cabside, lined Southern 1759 tender |
Hornby No 2 Special 4-4-0 L1 loco and tender, clockwork and electric, Southern Railway, number 1759, 1935-41 1759 on small cabside number plate, black running plate, unlined cabside, lined Southern 1759 tender |
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