Hornby Mallard Record Breaker Train Set

Mallard Record Breaker Train Set

Includes

- Gresley A4 "Mallard" 60022 British Railways Express Blue Livery

- Two BR Gresley Composite Coaches

- BR Gresley Brake Coach

- 3rd Radius Starter Oval, with Track Pack A

(includes point and buffer)

- Train Controller (R7229)

- Wall Plug Transformer (P9000W)

- Power Connecting Track (R8206)

- Hornby MidiMat (1600 x 1180mm)

- Re-Railer

- OO Scale

Locomotive information and history:

On the 3rd of July 1938 the LNER A4 locomotive 'Mallard' set the world speed record for a steam engine at 126 mph at Stoke Bank, south of Grantham. 

In 1948 under the newly formed British Railways, Mallard finally recieved the plaques on the boiler sides stating the world speed record for steam traction of 126mph. The locomotive has carried these plaques since right through to today, where the engine is kept at the National Railway Museum, York.

Years later with the nationalisation of the railways the locomotive's feat was not forgotten, with 'Mallard' maintaining its celebrity status among the trainspotters of the day while continuing to haul express passenger trains along the East Coast Mainline. 

This Train Set encapsulates the enduring allure of 'Mallard' as it would have appeared during the early 1950s in British Railways Express Blue Livery with matching Crimson and Cream (or Blood and Custard to some) Gresley coaching stock.

UK Delivery:

In stock items are usually despatched within 1-2 working days of ordering.