Hornby - R3895 Rowntree & Co., Ruston & Hornsby 88DS, 0-4-0, No. 3 - Era 6 - OO Scale

Hornby - R3895 Rowntree & Co., Ruston & Hornsby 88DS, 0-4-0, No. 3 - Era 6 - OO Scale

Ruston & Hornsby Ltd, of Lincoln, was formed as the result of the merger between Ruston, Proctor & Co. Ltd and Richard Hornsby & Sons Ltd on September 11, 1918 and their first narrow gauge diesel locomotive left the works on September 1, 1931.

Ruston 441934 was built new for Rowntree & Co. Ltd of York, being delivered in April 1960 to join R&H 421419/1958 and 432479/1959 in the confectionery company's fleet of locomotives as No. 3. In 1979, the York factory bought a new 0-6-0 locomotive and No.3 was transferred to Rowntree's Fawdon factory in Newcastle. Rail services at Fawdon came to a halt on 30 January 1987, with No. 3 being handed over to the North York Moors Railway for preservation. After some years being moved about it was purchased in 2013 by two members of the Derwent Valley Light Railway, Glynnis and Tony Frith. 441934 has now been named Ken Cooke, in honour of the former Rowntree's York employee, D-Day veteran and holder of France's highest military honour, the Legion dHonneur.

DCC Status  DCC Ready 6 pin socket

Operator  Ruston & Hornsby

Designer  Ruston & Hornsby

Wheel Configuration  0-4-0

Minimum Curve (mm)  Radius 1

Number of Parts  1