Hornby OO Scale BR Castle Class Spitfire 5071 - 90Th Anniversary [R30559] Drivetrain East Anglia and local services

East Anglia and local services to/from London King's Cross

its strength lay in its excellent off-road performance

exuding elegance and sophistication

The Drill is a well known and valuable tool for the converter and modeler

Hornby OO Scale BR Castle Class Spitfire 5071 - 90Th Anniversary [R30559] Drivetrain East Anglia and local servicesThis is the Hornby OO Scale BR Castle Class Spitfire 5071 90Th Anniversary [R30559] This locomotive entered service with the GWR at Newton Abbot in June 1938, initially named Clifford Castle, but this was changed to 'Spitfire' during the Second World War following the aeroplanes pivotal role in the Battle of Britain during 1940. It then spent most of its career shedded in the West Country, though after nationalisation, it had spells in the late 1950s