Comparison of OO 4-4-0 Class D49 LNER models


Manufacturer	Trix	Hornby	Hornby
Year model introduced	1939	1981	2011
DCC Capability	DCC incompatible	Motor fitted but no DCC socket. Ringfield motor	DCC Ready. 8-pin socket
Detailing
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details
Handrails	Yes	Yes	Yes
Safety valve	No	Yes	No
Safety valves - turned brass	No	No	Yes
Whistle	No	Yes	No
Whistle - turned brass	No	No	Yes

Chassis/underframe detail
Brake rigging chassis	No	Yes	Yes
Correct-thickness "stamped" rods	No	No	Yes
Fluted connecting rods with oily finish	No	No	Yes

Cab, footplate & interior detail
Glazing	No	No	Yes

Tender
Has easy-to-use coupling to loco	Yes	Yes	No
Houses digital decoder	No	No	Yes
Houses PCB	No	No	Yes
Permanently coupled to locomotive	No	No	Yes

Wheel "aesthetics"
Coloured-plastic	No	Yes	Yes
Nickel-plated	No	Yes	No
Solid-spoked wheels	Yes	No	No

Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack)
Pipework (for rear)	No	Yes	No

Detail pack also contains...
Crew	No	Yes	No

Mechanical
Chassis construction	Diecast	Plastic & metal	Plastic & metal
Loco-driven wheels (number of)	4 wheels	None	2 wheels
Minimum radius	Radius 1	Radius 2	Radius 2
Coupling socket/mounting
Fixed	Yes	Yes	No
NEM pockets	No	No	Yes

Coupling type	Peco style	Tension lock	Tension lock
Weighting (to assist adhesion)
Within chassis	No	No	Yes
Within tender	No	Yes	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
Electrical
Motor type	3-pole	Ringfield	Can motor
Motor location	Locomotive	Tender	Locomotive
Power collection	No	2 rail DC	2 rail DC
Pickups	No	Tender wheels and two Driving wheel axles	Driving wheels only
DCC speaker	No provision for speaker	No provision for speaker	No provision for speaker
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