The most famous locomotive and train in the World features in this superb Hornby train set. The striking apple green liveried class A1 “Flying Scotsman” helps to recreate those wonderful days of...
Sir Nigel Gresley's W1 4-6-4HP 10000 entered Darlington Works on 21st
August 1935 for what was anticipated to be a major overhaul and
modification. During this period Gresley decided to rebuild 10...
At the end of January 1935, a Kychap double blastpipe and chimney was
fitted to the W1, which eventually required the fitting of a smoke
lifting cowl for better smoke clearance. On August 21, 1935...
91001, the first of the Class, was built in April 1988 and soon unveiled
to the press. The Locomotive was named 'Swallow' and carried the
InterCity Swallow Livery until privatisation in 1996. Refu...
The LNER Gresley A4 is one of the most iconic
express locomotives in Great Britain, with its streamlined casing a
classic symbol of the attitude towards speed and design ...
Nigel Gresley's A1 Pacific class emerged in
the twilight years of the Great Northern Railway, a result of an idea
that Gresley had nurtured since 1915. The First World Wa...
Britain's love affair with the Flying Scotsman is showing no sign of
slowing down, especially since the iconic high speed steam train
underwent a £4.2m restoration to get it back on the tracks for...
The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) Edinburgh to Aberdeen
route had steep gradients and tight curves and the express passenger
service was usually worked by a double header of two small en...
Following the financial collapse of Flying Scotsman plc. in November
2003, 4472 Flying Scotsman was put up for auction by property
consultants GVA Grimley. This prompt fears that the iconic locomo...
The LNER Gresley A4 is probably the most iconic Pacific Express design
of locomotive in Great Britain, with its streamlined casing. It was a
classic symbol of the attitude towards speed and design...
The 1930s saw increased competition to the railways from road and air
travel and the LNER Board knew that they had to make travel between the
major cities faster, more comfortable and reliable. Hi...
A1 Class 4472 Flying Scotsman entered traffic on 24 February, 1923, unnamed, as LNER No. 1472. Selected as the LNER’s presitige exhibit for the forthcoming British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, 1472 e...
While Class 800 units had been in service
with the LNER since May of 2019, they would not operate on the flagship
Flying Scotsman service until the first of August. Set 8...
The first reference to 10000's designation as Class W1 was on 9 November
1926, but where the widely adopted name of 'Hush-Hush' came from is
disputed. It could be that the nickname arose in the la...
Built from 2017 to 2020, The Class 801 units first entered service on 16
September 2019 with LNER, which were two five-car 801/1 units joined
together to form a ten-car train. Shortly following af...