Comparison of OO 4-6-0 Class 5MT Black 5 LMS models

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Comparison of OO 4-6-0 Class 5MT Black 5 LMS models


Manufacturer	Hornby	Hornby	Hornby	Hornby	Hornby	Hornby
Year model introduced	1973	1987	2002	2004	2009	2024
DCC Capability	Motor fitted but no DCC socket. Ringfield motor	Motor fitted but no DCC socket. Ringfield motor	DCC compatible but no socket	DCC Ready. 8-pin socket	DCC Ready. 8-pin socket	DCC Ready. 21-pin socket
Detailing
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details
Boiler supports	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Chimney	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Coal load(s)	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Drain cocks	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Handrails	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Headlamp	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Injector	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Injector pipework	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Lamp irons	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Nameplates - etched - require fitting	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Oil lubricators	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Pipe work	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Regulator linkage	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Release valve	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Reverser	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Safety valve	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Safety valves - turned brass	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Smokebox door dart	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Smokebox door numberplate	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Tail lamp	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Tender water tank	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Whistle	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Chassis/underframe detail
Brake rigging chassis	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Correct-thickness "stamped" rods	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fluted connecting rods with oily finish	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Footsteps	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Inside valve gear	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Lubricator mechanism	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Pipework	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Sand boxes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Sanding gear	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

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

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

Wheel "aesthetics"
Chemically-blackened	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Metal-pin point bearings	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Nickel-plated	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Painted	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted)
Cosmetic coupling - hook only	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Pipework - pre-fitted to front	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Pipework - pre-fitted to rear	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Sprung buffers	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

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

Detail pack also contains...
Crew	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Mechanical
Body Construction	No	No	No	No	No	Partial diecast with plastic parts
Working cosmetic features
Provision for smoke unit	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Roof vent	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Chassis construction	Diecast	Diecast	Plastic & metal	Plastic & metal	Diecast	Heavy diecast
Loco-driven wheels (number of)	No	No	2 wheels	2 wheels	No	6 wheels
Minimum radius	Radius 1	Radius 1	Radius 2	Radius 2	Radius 1	Radius 2
Coupling socket/mounting
Fixed	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
NEM pockets	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Non-NEM socket	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

Separating the body from the chassis	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws	Secured with one or more screws
Electrical
Motor type	Ringfield	Ringfield	5-pole (standard)	5-pole (standard)	Ringfield	5-pole with flywheel
Motor location	Tender	Tender	Locomotive	Locomotive	Tender	Locomotive
Power collection	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	2 rail DC	2 rail DC
Working lights
Firebox flicker	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Headlamps	No	No	No	No	No	Yes

Pickups	Tender wheels and two Driving wheel axles	All except front pony	Driving wheels and tender wheels	Driving wheels and tender wheels	All except front pony	Driving wheels and tender wheels
DCC speaker	No provision for speaker	No provision for speaker	Provision for 28mm round speaker	Provision for 28mm round speaker	No provision for speaker	Provision for 28mm round speaker
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