601516 HO H1b 4-6-4 Hudson CPR "Empress": #2816 Excursion - DCC Sound Rail-Gun The Avro team felt that

The Avro team felt that their new aircraft would be perfect for the role and later entered it in an official evaluation programme with the competitor de Havilland DH89M

5 sq Metres (Aprox)

for dock shunting and goods yard duties in northern England

This model kit is ideal for model building fans aged 10 and over and offers an exciting challenge for both beginners and experienced model builders

the Traffic Committee authorised the conversion of several Dia

601516 HO H1b 4-6-4 Hudson CPR "Empress": #2816 Excursion - DCC Sound Rail-Gun The Avro team felt thatDesigned by Chief of Motive Power & Rolling Stock Henry Blane Bowen, Canadian Pacifics H 1a and H 1 b class 4 6 4 Hudson locos were state of the art steam power when delivered. A total of twenty locos were delivered in two batches of ten each. The first batch, numbers #2800 2809, were delivered in 1929 and classified H1a. The second ten, numbers #2810 2819, were delivered in 1930 and were classified H1b. These locomotives were used on mainline