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...
To own a Hornby Dublo Set was for many the
ultimate and to have one that featured a large Pacific locomotive was
just a dream come true.The Hornby D...
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...
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...
By 1926, faced with a stock book of outdated and unsuitable mainline
locomotive traction, the London Midland Scottish Railway had an urgent
need for provision of an improved and more powerful type...
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...
Introduced in 1985 by the operating company, Great Scottish &
Western Railway Co. (GS&WR), since 2005 the overnight luxury train
has been run by Belmond Ltd. Initially hauled by West Coast...
Introduced in 1985 by the operating company, Great Scottish &
Western Railway Co. (GS&WR), since 2005 the overnight luxury train
has been run by Belmond Ltd. Initially hauled by West Coast...
In response to the LNER's 'Coronation' sets the LMS Board announced the
advent of a similar train, the 'Coronation Scot'. All of the 'Coronation
Scot' Coaches were eventually scrapped, beginning f...
In response to the LNER's 'Coronation' sets the LMS Board announced the
advent of a similar train, the 'Coronation Scot'. All of the 'Coronation
Scot' Coaches were eventually scrapped, beginning f...
In response to the LNER's 'Coronation' sets the LMS Board announced the
advent of a similar train, the 'Coronation Scot'. All of the 'Coronation
Scot' Coaches were eventually scrapped, beginning f...