R3635 BR (Early) Lord Nelson Class 'Lord Rodney' No. 30863 Steam Locomotive JAN SL-103 25 yards Nickel Silver

SL-103 25 yards Nickel Silver Rail

Each twin car comprised a Driving Motor Standard Lavatory (DMSL

6L engine option also added to its appeal and it came with a 4 speed manual gearbox

ADS-4sx is an easy-to-use 4-way DCC accessory decoder for solenoid turnout motors with power-off memory

In 1953 the Twins were sent to the Southern Region

R3635 BR (Early) Lord Nelson Class 'Lord Rodney' No. 30863 Steam Locomotive JAN SL-103 25 yards Nickel SilverIn order to cope with the steadily increasing weight of express passenger traffic on the Southern Railway in the early years of Grouping, Richard Maunsell, the Chief Mechanical Officer, needed a locomotive that was more powerful than the King Arthur class, but one that would still conform to the various gauging and weight issues within the region and still be capable of hauling 500 ton trains at a speed of 55mph. The new Lord Nelson design had to fit