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...
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 locomotive in question, number 1472, was originally outshopped from
the GNR’s Doncaster Works as a class A1 with GNR colouring, lettering
and numbering before being renumbered and named in 192...
LNER class a1 4-6-2 flying scotsman part of the new hornby
dublo range that this locomotive has now reached 100 years of age. It
is a very detailed engine and is a special edition of of only...
Relatively little of note would occur in the locomotives life and
service for the next twenty years, with main changes consisting of her
coupling with a corridor tender in 1928 (this allowed the l...
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 ...
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 in the 1930s, which saw in...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...