4-6-4 Class W1 LNER "Hush Hush" Profile and Models

4-6-4 Class W1 LNER "Hush Hush"

No.10000. ©Harry Golding

The LNER Class W1 (also know as the “Hush Hush” due to its secrecy) was an experimental steam locomotive fitted with a high pressure water-tube boiler. Nigel Gresley had been impressed by high-pressure steam in marine applications and approached Yarrow shipyard and boilermakers to produce a suitable boiler. The W1 was the only locomotive with a 4-6-4 configuration to ever run on a British railway. Due to poor performance in test runs and following fruitless modifications, the W1 was rebuilt with a conventional boiler and three simple expansion cylinders before being withdrawn in 1959.

(Information provided by Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

 Steam

Builder

 Darlington Works

Build Date

 1929
(Rebuilt with new boiler in 1936)

Total Built

 1

Tractive Effort

 Original Build: 32,000 lbf
Rebuild: 41,437 lbf

Wheel Configuration

 4-6-4

Operated By

 London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways

Main Duties

 Express Passenger

In Service Until

 1959

Surviving Examples

 0

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

trainModels Produced

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Hornby OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) 4-6-4 Class W1 LNER "Hush Hush"

DCC Ready. 8-pin socket


DCC Ready. 21-pin socket

format_paintLiveries Produced

LNER grey livery sample LNER grey
(1923 - 1947)
LNER green livery sample LNER green
(1923 - 1947)
LNER garter blue livery sample LNER garter blue
(1937 - 1947)
BR green with early emblem livery sample BR green with early emblem
(1948 - 1957)
BR green with late crest livery sample BR green with late crest
(1957 - 1972)
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Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Hornby R30124 LNER W1 Class Hush Hush Streamlined 4-6-4 10000 RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set R30124
View 		LNER W1 Class Hush Hush Streamlined 4-6-4 10000
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Hornby R30352SS W1 Class 4-6-4 LNER Hush Hush No.10000 (with Steam Generator) Steam Locomotive - DCC Sound & Smoke RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Not set R30352SS
View 		W1 Class 4-6-4 LNER Hush Hush No.10000 (with Steam Generator) Steam Locomotive - DCC Sound & Smoke
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Kitbuilt KB1033 Class W1 'Hush Hush' 4-6-4 10000 in LNER grey - built from Maintrack kit with Hornby chassis RTR/RTUse/Pre-assembled Unpowered KB1033
View 		Class W1 'Hush Hush' 4-6-4 10000 in LNER grey - built from Maintrack kit with Hornby chassis Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) South Eastern Finecast F166-W1 LNER/BR (Rebuilt) W1 Class 4-6-4 Locomotive Kit Requires assembly Not set F166-W1
View 		LNER/BR (Rebuilt) W1 Class 4-6-4 Locomotive Kit Awaiting Categorisation
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) South Eastern Finecast F184 LNER/BR W1 Class (Hush-Hush) Locomotive kit Requires assembly Not set F184
View 		LNER/BR W1 Class (Hush-Hush) Locomotive kit Awaiting Categorisation