Hornby Mag Marks Their Territory And Sounds Call To Arms With Limited Edition 60!

Warbonnet · August 1

As our brand-new Class 60s rolls into stock, we're already looking ahead to our second production run. Our commissioning partner, Hornby Magazine, is also onboard and has commissioned a rather special ‘Tug’ from us!

In fact, they’ve gotten rather territorial—having announced 60040 in its special livery to mark the centenary of the Territorial Army!

History

60040 rolled out of Brush Works in Loughborough on the 3rd of September 1990. Like all Class 60 locomotives, it received its nameplates from new—in this case, it was to carry the name Brecon Beacons.

The locomotive was allocated to the Trainload Construction sector, as denoted by the blue and yellow squares logo on its bodyside. It also received the depot plaques of Battersea and could be seen across the South and Midlands during the BR era.

Under the shadow franchises, 60040 became part of the Mainline fleet. It retained its triple grey livery, now featuring the Mainline logo in place of the original sector branding. This guise lasted until EWS entered the scene. In 1996, 60040 became one of the first locomotives to receive a full repaint in the new house colours of maroon and gold, complete with the earlier EW&S lettering. This livery remained until it was selected by DB Schenker for a special makeover.

On the 14th of June 2008, at the National Railway Museum in York, 60040 was unveiled in an all-over maroon livery with bold white “Army, Be The Best” lettering on the bodyside. It was also renamed Territorial Army Centenary to commemorate 100 years since the formation of the Territorial Army.

This bold new look made it stand out from the rest of the fleet and turned it into a crowd favourite at open days and special events. In 2011, it lost its DB Schenker cab-side branding, before undergoing the “Super 60” refurbishment programme at Toton depot. Unfortunately, this meant the special livery was lost in favour of a repaint into the house colours: Traffic Red with a grey band and roof.

Returning to service in 2012, it retained the Territorial Army Centenary nameplate and remained in use until it was placed into storage in 2024 due to high engine hours.

The Model

Building on the success of our first Class 60 production run, the Key Model World limited edition of 60040 marks the first announcement of Batch 2, which will shortly go into production.

As shown in the images above, decorated samples are already in hand and are being refined before sign-off by both Key Model World and our team. The locomotive features the same unrivalled specification as the current production run and will be available to pre-order via the Key Model World website at the same great price of £169.99 (DC/DCC Ready) and £269.99 (DCC Sound Fitted), thanks to our price freeze!

Delivery is slated for late 2026. Pre-ordering is open via the link below!