Lot Essay
This locomotive was probably one of the series used on the 'New Wonders of Wembley' layout at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1924 and 1925; three other examples are believed to exist
Details
A very rare Hornby Series electric low-voltage No.2 LMS lake 4-4-0 Locomotive, circa 1924-1925 (G-E, dome repainted) and a No.2711 Tender (F, repainted)
Literature
See 'The Hornby Gauge 0 System', Chris and Julie Graebe, New Cavendish Books, p.129 and 130.