Description Hornby R30427 R30427 Northern Rail - Class 153 - '153360' DCC READY - OO Gauge Anticipated Release from Hornby - DEC 2025 Product Info The Hornby Class 153 No. 153360 is finished in the distinctive Northern Rail livery, representing its appearance during regular service in the north of England. It is DCC ready with a 21-pin decoder socket for easy digital upgrade and fitted with NEM couplings. History The Northern Rail franchise commenced in December 2004 and inherited its fleet from those of Arriva Trains Northern and First North Western, including a large number of Class 153 single units, of which No. 153360 was one. Under Northern Rail, the unit saw considerable use in the Carlisle area, including services on the Settle and Carlisle line and the Cumbria coastal line to Barrow-in-Furness. Arriva Rail North, Northern Rail’s successor from 2016, operated the largest fleet of Class 153 units in the UK. No. 153360 went into storage in late 2021 and was subsequently scrapped. Tech Specs Item Length - Without Packaging (cm) 31 Item Height - Without Packaging (cm) 5 Item Width - Without Packaging (cm) 3.5 Item Weight - Without Packaging (kg) 0.35 Item Scale 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge DCC Status DCC Ready 21 pin socket Operator North British Railway Designer Hunslet-Barclay Wheel Configuration Bo-Bo Minimum Curve (mm) Radius 2 Class Class 153 Buffer Type Moulded Plastic Buffers Coupling Type NEM Couplings Hornby Decoder Compatibility Primary HM7000-21TXS: Bluetooth® & DCC Sound Decoder (21-pin)
