Size: 34cm (13.5") Long
Flying Scotsman was built at Doncaster in 1923 to the design of rail mechanical engineer Sir Nigel Gresley. It was chosen to represent the latest in steam locomotive design at the British Empire. The Scotsman ran on the London and North Eastern Railway for 40 years, completing some two million miles of service between London, Newcastle and Scotland before being withdrawn in 1963.
Price: £65.00 (Excluding: VAT at 17.5%)
Size: 34cm (13.5") long
After making an appearance at the 1939 New York Worlds Fair, this large powerful locomotive was returned to the UK and spent its working life on prestige passenger trains for the LMS and British Railways, clocking up over 1.4 million miles in the process. It was returned to running order in 1980 and became a popular sight on the main lines of Britain. It is now a static exhibit, and occupies a prime spot in the main hall of the National Railway Museum.
The LMS wanted a streamliner capable of hauling long-range expresses in excess of 100mph and on the 29th June 1937, the first engine of the class 6220 "Coronation" exceeded these expectations, reaching a speed of at least 113 mph on the inaugural run of the "Coronation Scot", the LMS's new London-Glasgow express. The locomotive was named to celebrate King George VI's Coronation in 1937.
30cm (12") long
The Mallard was one of many steam engines built in the 1930s for high speed passenger transport along the British East Coast from London to Edinburgh. Unlike other steam engines at the time the design incorporated aerodynamics, and on 3rd July 1938 Mallard achieved the World Speed Record for Steam Traction of 126mph.. This engine was used as an express locomotive right into the 60s in the UK until the introduction of diesel engines Price: £65.00 (Excluding: VAT at 17.5%)
Evening Star was the last steam engine built by British Railways, entering service in 1960. It was built at Swindon and so although a freight loco it was painted in full GW style passenger livery and adorned with a copper capped chimney. It was earmarked for preservation from the moment it was built and was taken out of service after only five years. The name Evening Star was chosen by a competition amongst Western Region Staff.
The Black Five, the most common engines in the North West of England. This Loco was built by Armstrong Whitworth in 1937 and spent most of its life in and around Manchester. In 1937 it cost the LMS the grand total of £6,244 to build this Black Five engine, but in 1963 it was withdrawn from service and went to the Barry Island scrap yard. The loco was bought in 1983 at a cost of £7,500 and transported to the East Lancs Railway at Bury. The loco is now fully restored after having £150,000 raised for substantial boiler repairs before returning to steam on the East Lancs Railway.
Size: 30cm (12") long
In 1937 the 100th Gresley Pacific was built by the London and North Eastern Railway, and the railway honoured her designer by giving the locomotive his name, Sir Nigel Gresley. This locomotive is at present based on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
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