Comparison of OO 4-6-0 Class B17 LNER models


Manufacturer	Hornby	Hornby	Hornby	Hornby
Year model introduced	1980	2012	2018	2025
DCC Capability	Motor fitted but no DCC socket. Ringfield motor	DCC Ready. 8-pin socket	DCC Ready. 8-pin socket	DCC Ready. 21-pin socket
Bodyshell
Bodyshells represented (of Prototypes)
Class B17/1 /2 & /3 - GER 3700 Gallon Tender	No	Yes	No	No
Class B17/4 - LNER 4200 Gallon Tender	No	Yes	Yes	No
Class B17/5 - with streamlined casing	No	No	No	Yes

Detailing
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details
Boiler supports	No	Yes	Yes	No
Chimney	No	Yes	Yes	No
Dome	No	Yes	Yes	No
Handrails	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Injector	No	Yes	No	No
Injector pipework	No	Yes	No	No
Lamp irons	No	Yes	No	No
Nameplates - etched - pre-fitted	No	Yes	No	No
Nameplates - plastic - pre-fitted	No	No	Yes	No
Pipe work	No	Yes	Yes	No
Regulator linkage	No	Yes	No	No
Reverser	Yes	Yes	No	No
Safety valve	No	No	Yes	No
Safety valves - turned brass	Yes	Yes	No	No
Smokebox door dart	No	Yes	No	No
Tender water tank	No	Yes	No	No
Water tank caps	No	Yes	No	No
Whistle	Yes	No	Yes	No
Whistle - turned brass	No	Yes	No	No

Chassis/underframe detail
Brake rigging chassis	Yes	Yes	No	No
Correct-thickness "stamped" rods	No	Yes	Yes	No
Fluted connecting rods with oily finish	No	Yes	Yes	No
Footsteps	No	Yes	Yes	No
Pipework	No	Yes	No	No
Sanding gear	No	Yes	No	No
Sprung front bogie	No	Yes	No	No

Cab, footplate & interior detail
Detailed	No	No	Yes	No
Detailed & painted	No	Yes	No	No
Fallplate	No	Yes	No	No
Footplate doors	No	Yes	No	No
Glazing	No	Yes	Yes	No

Tender
Has easy-to-use coupling to loco	Yes	No	No	No
Has enclosure for speaker	No	Yes	No	No
Houses digital decoder	No	Yes	Yes	No
Houses PCB	No	Yes	Yes	No

Wheel "aesthetics"
Chemically-blackened	No	Yes	No	No
Coloured-plastic	Yes	No	No	No
Nickel-plated	Yes	No	No	No
Painted	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted)
Cosmetic screw link coupling	No	Yes	No	No
Lifeguard	No	Yes	No	No
Sprung buffers	No	Yes	No	No

Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack)
Cosmetic Screwlink couplings	No	Yes	No	No
NEM Couplings	No	Yes	No	No
Pipework (for front)	No	Yes	Yes	No
Pipework (for rear)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Detail pack also contains...
Brake rigging	No	Yes	No	No
Crew	Yes	No	No	No
Lubricators	No	Yes	No	No
Spare footsteps	No	Yes	No	No

Mechanical
Body Construction	No	Plastic with metal parts	Plastic with metal parts	No
Working cosmetic features
Roof vent	No	Yes	No	No

Chassis construction	Plastic & metal	Diecast	Diecast	No
Loco-driven wheels (number of)	None	2 wheels	2 wheels	No
Minimum radius	Radius 2	Radius 2	Radius 2	No
Coupling socket/mounting
Fixed	Yes	No	No	No
NEM pockets	No	Yes	Yes	No

Coupling type	Tension lock	Tension lock	Tension lock	No
Weighting (to assist adhesion)
Within boiler	No	Yes	Yes	No
Within chassis	No	Yes	Yes	No
Within tender	Yes	No	No	No

Separating the body from the chassis	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws	No
Electrical
Motor type	Ringfield	5-pole (standard)	5-pole (standard)	No
Motor location	Tender	Locomotive	Locomotive	No
Power collection	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	No
Pickups	No	Locomotive only	Locomotive only	No
DCC speaker	No provision for speaker	Provision for 28mm round speaker	No provision for speaker	No
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