For such a big loco, there isn't a huge amount of space left for extra kit in Hornby's rebuilt Battle of Britain class.

We have therefore removed the 8pin DCC socket and hard-wired motor+pickup wires in order to make room for a SugarCube speaker and Zimo MX646 decoder (NB use an MX648 instead).

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