Model Railway Hornby Locomotive Reviews

Worth Buying - This is an average model. The model has limitations and does not have a full range of mechanical or detailing features. For a railway model to be rated as "Worth Buying" a model must score between 4 and 7. Class 37 EWS Livery (R2255A) Rating 6/10, Detailing is average, but its a very good runner!

These two class 37's came as a pair. One of these is powered and the other is a dummy. They can be run as a pair or just the powered car. As you can see these models look great.

Hornby Class 37 EWS Livery R2255A Picture

Although the plastic moulding is very basic with little detail and the glass on the cab is not flush, the weathered paint coat more than makes up for this. The power car runs very well. It almost never stalls and has both a good slow speed control as well as a good top speed. The model also hardly ever derails.

This models only negative point with regards to its running is its traction. When pulling a 6 wagon train with its dummy car (which weights quite a bit), it has a tendency to wheel spin. This can be seen as a plus as it takes more skill to run this model more like a real train but not if you had an incline on your layout.

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