R3860 Hornby BR, Merchant Navy Class, 4-6-2, 35012 ‘United States Lines’ – Era 4

Hornby BR, Merchant Navy Class, 4-6-2, 35012 ‘United States Lines’ – Era 4. Conceived in 1937 when Oliver Bulleid became Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway, the Merchant Navy Class represented Bulleid’s vision for a quick accelerating, mixed traffic 4-6-2 locomotive, equally capable of hauling passenger services (such as the Golden Arrow and Atlantic Coast Expresses), or freight workings, to a speed of around 75mph.