No. 163 Hornby’s new A2/2 and A2/3
Coming from the North East of England I couldn’t let these new Hornby models pass me by. Thane of Fife had already disappeared from my 1960 ABC books and I never got to see Cock o’ the North. There is a big red line through the number in my book, confirming its imminent withdrawal. I did see the two A2/3s, Steady Aim being a York engine whilst around the beginning of the sixties Sun Castle was based at New England and then Doncaster. Thane of Fife after some adjustment to sand boxes and running plate Steady Aim after some adjustment to the speedometer bracket I hadn’t pre-ordered any of these Hornby models and was initially only interested in the two Late Crest engines. The two Early Emblem engines were bought as an afterthought with some surprise earnings. All the models I have handled have run very well. With some notable exceptions the models are also very impressive. This Post summarises various issues (and fixes) that I have come across with these models.