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BR(S) Steam Locomotive Modelling Notes
Merchant Navy class
Hornby’s rebuilt Locomotives and their Tenders

Nos.35026 & 35014 (black nameplates) and 35010 (red).

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Red /Black Nameplates

Following rebuilding Merchant Navy nameplates were black ground (please do let us know if there were exceptions) but in May 1962 a decision was made to use red ground for future nameplate repaints; 35012 being the first.

Number	Name		Hornby Catalogue	Nameplate Base	Nameplate Notes	Tender Crest	Tender correct for
35005	Canadian Pacific		R2171	Black		Early
35010	Blue Star		R2710	Red		Late	Dec-64 to Sep-66
35011	General Steam Navigation		R2466	Red		Late	Jul-59 to Apr-67
35012	United States Lines		R1038	Red	May-62 on.	Late	May-62 to Dec-64
35014	Nederland Line		R3566	Black		Early	May-56 to Mar-65
35016	Elders Fyffes		R2310	Red		Late	Apr-57 to Aug-65
35019	French Line CGT		R2528	Black		Late	May-59 to Sep-65
35020	Bibby Line		R2204	Red		Early	Apr-56 to May-61
35021	New Zealand Line		R2300	Red		Late	Jun-59 to Oct-65
35022	Holland-America Line		R2194	Red		Early	Jun-56 to Jun-58
35023	Holland-Afrika Line		R2170 R3130XS	Black Red	To Nov-62? From Nov-62?	Early Late	Feb-57 to Nov-62 Nov-62 to Jul-67
35025	Brocklebank Line		R2267	Black		Early	Dec-56 to Mar-62
35026	Lamport & Holt Line		R2599	Black		Late	Nov-62 to Mar-65
35027	Port Line *^1		R2268 R1043	Red		Late	May-57 to Mar-65
35028	Clan Line *^2		R2169	Red		Late	Nov-59 to Mar-65 & Oct-65 to wdl
35029	Ellerman Lines		R2294	Red		Late	Incorrect tender
35030	Elder Dempster Lines		R3617	Red		Late	Apr-58 to wdl
Notes		*^1 Electrification flashes (preservation only) *^2 Electrification flashes (BR & preservation)

No.35026 with 6000-gallon & 5100 gallon tenders
(for this locomotive the 5100-gallon tender should have an early crest)

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Tenders as-modelled

The Merchant Navy class were built in three series, the 1^st series (BR numbered 35001 to 35010) with 5000-gallon tenders (which were subsequently rebuilt to 5250-gallon), the 2^nd series (35011 to 35020) had 5100-gallon tenders and the 3^rd series (35021 to 35030) had 6000-gallon tenders. However, during (and after) rebuilding many tenders were swapped between locomotives.

In producing models of the rebuilt Merchant Navy class Hornby only built the 5100-gallon and 6000-gallon tender (both in early and late crest versions) types which narrowed their models to specific dates. However, it is possible to swap these tenders to alter the date of the locomotive and in the case of number 35029 Ellerman Lines, to match it with the correct 5100-gallon tender and not the 6000-gallon tender modelled.

The first table below sets out the possible variations using Hornby’s locomotives and tenders:

Number	Name	Hornby Catalogue	Hornby Tender Type	Hornby Crest	BR(S) Period	Possible Tender swap	Crest	BR(S) Period
35005	Canadian Pacific †	R2171	6000-gallon	Early	N/A Blue Livery			N/A Blue Livery
35010	Blue Star †	R2710	5100-gallon	Late	Dec-64 to Sep-66	5100-gallon	Early^#4	Jan-57 to ?
35011	General Steam Navigation	R2466	5100-gallon	Late	Jul-59 to Apr-67	None
35012	United States Lines †	R1038	5100-gallon	Late	May-62 to Dec-64	5100-gallon	Early^#4	Mar-57 to May-62
35014	Nederland Line	R3566	5100-gallon	Early^#2	May-56 to Apr-62	6000-gallon	Late	Mar-65 to Aug-65
35016	Elders Fyffes †	R2310	5100-gallon	Late	Apr-57 to Aug-65	None
35019	French Line CGT *	R2528	5100-gallon	Late	May-59 to Sep-65	None
35020	Bibby Line	R2204 R1062 R1087	6000-gallon	Early	Apr-56 to May-61	6000-gallon	Late	May-61 to wdl
35021	New Zealand Line	R2300	6000-gallon	Late	Jun-59 to Oct-65	5100-gallon	Late	Oct-65 to wdl
35022	Holland-America Line * †	R2194	6000-gallon	Early	Jun-56 to Jun-58	6000-gallon	Late	Jun-58 to wdl
35023	Holland-Afrika Line †	R2170 R3130XS	6000-gallon 6000-gallon	Early Late	Feb-57 to Nov-62 Nov-62 to Jul-67	6000-gallon 6000-gallon	Late Early	Nov-62 to wdl Feb-57 to Nov-62
35025	Brocklebank Line	R2267	6000-gallon	Early	Dec-56 to Mar-62	6000g /late	Late	Mar-62 to wdl
35026	Lamport & Holt Line *	R2599 R2967	6000-gallon 5100-gallon	Late Late^#3	Nov-62 to Mar-65 Feb-57 to Nov-62	5100-gallon 6000-gallon	Early^#4Late	Feb-57 to Nov-62 Nov-62 to Mar-65
35027	Port Line * †	R2268 R1043	6000-gallon^#1	Late	May-57 to Mar-65	5100-gallon	Late	Mar-65 to wdl
35028	Clan Line * †	R2169 R1073 R1162	6000-gallon	Late	Nov-59 to Mar-65 & Oct-65 to wdl	5100-gallon	Late	Mar-65 to Oct-65
35029	Ellerman Lines * †	R2294	6000-gallon	Late	Incorrect tender	5100-gallon	Late	Sep-59 to Oct-65
35030	Elder Dempster Lines	R3617	5100-gallon	Late	Apr-58 to wdl	~	~	~
Notes	* Also modelled as air-smoothed † Speedometer fitted		Elec. flashes ^#1	Late^#2Early^#3	Apr-62 to Mar-65 Incorrect crest modelled		Early^#4	Crest change required

Nos.35011, 35012 & 35016 with 5100 gallon tenders.

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AWS, Speedometers and Electrification Warning Flashes.

Dates of outshopping with AWS & Speedometer fitted (all).
The fitment of AWS did not always precede the Speedometer.

Number	AWS	Speedometer	Date	AWS	Speedometer
35001	8^th August 1959	14^th January 1961	35016	7^th November 1959	25^th March 1961
35002	9^th April 1960	9^th April 1960	35017	24^th October 1959	1^st April 1961
35003	28^th April 1959	30^th September 1961	35018	10^th December 1960	6^th February 1960
35004	27^th October 1959	23^rd January 1960	35019	16^th October 1959	11^th February 1961
35005	3^rd December 1960	3^rd December 1960	35020	1^st August 1959	29^th April 1961
35006	10^th October 1959	21^st January 1961	35021	22^nd April 1961	22^nd April 1961
35007	26^th September 1959	8^th April 1961	35022	10^th October 1959	15^th October 1960
35008	23^rd April 1960	23^rd April 1960	35023	1^st October 1960	1^st October 1960
35009	22^nd October 1960	13^th February 1960	35024	20^th October 1959	26^th November 1960
35010	15^th August 1959	25^th November 1961	35025	31^st October 1959	25^th March 1960
35011	20^th May 1961	20^th May 1961	35026	21^st November 1959	29^th October 1960
35012	7^th November 1959	3^rd September 1960	35027	14^th May 1960	14^th May 1960
35013	14^th November 1959	20^th May 1961	35028	24^th October 1959	28^th July 1961
35014	3^rd December 1960	3^rd December 1960	35029	19^th September 1959	3^rd June 1961
35015	16^th December 1961	18^th June 1960	35030	28^th May 1960	28^th May 1960

The Merchant Navy class were not expected to work off the Southern Region on in SED yards so in 1960 were not included in the list of classes to receive Electrification Warning Flashes. However, some Southern Region locomotives did receive them as a result of working railtours off-region (no.35026 in 1966) and those Merchant Navy locomotives allocated to Weymouth shed (nos.35008, 35014, 35028, 35030 - on the rear of their tenders only).

Part of an impressive collection of Hornby Merchant Navys

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Swapping Hornby Tenders

In terms of those rebuilt Merchant Navy locomotives not produced by Hornby this second table sets out those locomotives that could be modelled using the Hornby 5100-gallon /6000-gallon tenders:

Number	Name	Notes
35001	Channel Packet	Ran with a 6000-gallon tender Mar-65 (late crest) until withdrawal
35002	Union Castle	Only ever ran with 5000 /5250-gallon tenders
35003	Royal Mail	Only ever ran with 5000 /5250-gallon tenders
35004	Cunard White Star	Ran with a 5100-gallon tender Oct-65 (late crest) to withdrawal
35005	Canadian Pacific	Ran with a 6000-gallon tender Aug/Oct-65 (late crest) until withdrawal
35006	Peninsular & Oriental SN Co	Only ever ran with 5000 /5250-gallon tenders
35007	Aberdeen Commonwealth	Ran with a 5100-gallon tender Sep-66 (late crest) until withdrawal
35008	Orient Line	Ran with a 6000-gallon tender Feb-62 to Oct-64 (late crest)
35009	Shaw Savill	Only ever ran with 5000 /5250-gallon tenders
35010	Blue Star	Modelled by Hornby with a 5100-gallon tender
35011	General Steam Navigation	Modelled by Hornby with a 5100-gallon tender
35012	United States Lines	Modelled by Hornby with a 5100-gallon tender
35013	Blue Funnel	Ran with a 5100-gallon tender May-56 (early and late crests) until withdrawal
35014	Nederland Line	Modelled by Hornby with a 5100-gallon tender
35015	Rotterdam LLoyd	Ran with a 5100-gallon tender Jun-58 (late crest) until withdrawal
35016	Elders Fyffes	Modelled by Hornby with a 5100-gallon tender
35017	Belgian Marine	Ran with a 5100-gallon tender Jun-58 (late crest) until Sep-66
35018	British India Line	Ran with a 6000-gallon tender (early and late crests) Feb-56 to Dec-61
35019	French Line CGT	Modelled by Hornby with a 5100-gallon tender
35020	Bibby Line	Modelled by Hornby with a 6000-gallon tender
35021	New Zealand Line	Modelled by Hornby with a 6000-gallon tender
35022	Holland-America Line	Modelled by Hornby with a 6000-gallon tender
35023	Holland-Afrika Line	Modelled by Hornby with a 6000-gallon tender
35024	East Asiatic Company	Ran with a 6000-gallon tender (late crest) May-59 to withdrawal
35025	Brocklebank Line	Modelled by Hornby with a 6000-gallon tender
35026	Lamport & Holt Line	Modelled by Hornby with a 6000-gallon tender
35027	Port Line	Modelled by Hornby with a 6000-gallon tender
35028	Clan Line	Modelled by Hornby with a 6000-gallon tender
35029	Ellerman Lines	Modelled by Hornby (but incorrectly with 6000-gallon tender)
35030	Elder-Dempster Lines	Modelled by Hornby with a 6000-gallon (late crest) Apr-58 to withdrawal

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