Description Hornby R30414 LMS - Patriot Class - 'Holyhead' 5514 DCC READY - OO Gauge Anticipated Release from Hornby - JAN 2026 Product Info This Hornby model of LMS ‘Patriot’ Class 4-6-0 No. 5514 ‘Holyhead’ is finished in accurate period detail as it appeared in the late 1930s. Designed for reliable performance on OO gauge layouts, the locomotive is DCC ready with a 21-pin decoder socket and if fitted with Metal sprung buffers and NEM tension lock couplers. History Henry Fowler designed the ‘Patriot’ 4-6-0 for the LMS as an upgrade of the LNWR’s ‘Large Claughton’ Class for express passenger work. Built at both Crewe and Derby Works, 42 and ten respectively, 52 entered service between 1930 and 1934. ‘Holyhead’ was new from Crewe in September 1932, numbered 5983, but this was changed to 5514 in August 1938, as represented by the model. The locomotive would later be rebuilt with a Stanier taper boiler in 1947, before becoming BR 45514, with withdrawal coming at Derby in May 1961, the first of the rebuilt ‘Patriots’ to be condemned. Tech Specs Item Length - Without Packaging (cm) 25.9 Item Height - Without Packaging (cm) 5.5 Item Width - Without Packaging (cm) 3.5 Item Weight - Without Packaging (kg) 0.62 Item Scale 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge DCC Status DCC Ready 21 pin socket Operator LMS Designer Henry Fowler Minimum Curve (mm) Radius 2 Buffer Type Sprung Metal Buffers Coupling Type Tension lock Hornby Decoder Compatibility Primary HM7000-21TXS: Bluetooth® & DCC Sound Decoder (21-pin)
