Hornby Dublo: Merchant Navy 35019 'French Line CGT' BR Express Blue

Dublo: Merchant Navy 35019 'French Line CGT' BR Express Blue A further addition to the highly collectable Hornby Dublo range comes in the form of Merchant Navy No. 35019 ‘French Line CGT’, in the vibrant express blue colour scheme of early British Railways. Moulded out of diecast, this high-fidelity model of a classic Bulleid ‘Spam Can’ is the ideal locomotive for collectors of Southern Region stock and Dublo Diecast models. Model Specification: High detail OO gauge model based on extensive research and original works drawings Fully moulded in Diecast Diecast connecting rods and valve gear Accessory ‘RF’ Headboard High detail cab and fully decorated backhead with decorated instrument dials Large number of separately fitted parts Separately fitted simulated coal load with fully detailed tender bunker Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor Electrical pickups on main drive wheels and tender wheels 8-way locomotive to tender drawbar, with integrated electrical connection for easy coupling and decoupling. Pogo pin wheel pickup arrangement for easy pickup servicing Brass main drive bearings Sprung metal buffers Front and rear NEM coupling pocket Accessory bag Minimum 2nd Radius curves Electronics: 21-Pin HM7000 decoder socket compatible with HM7000 system HM7000 Power Bank compatible Livery: BR Lined Express Blue with ‘Cycling Lion’ early emblem on tender French Line CGT etched nameplates Semi-gloss finish Accurate colours and fonts - OO Scale

Rapido UK MR 483 No.70 SDJR Blue

MR 483 No.70 SDJR Blue No. 518 S&DJR prussian blue Capuchon Chimney Tall dome Ramsbottom safety valves As rebuilt body style Oval valve seat Rivetted smokebox As rebuilt bogie S&DJR style tender Tablet catcher fitted 21-pin decoder socket Sprung buffers NEM coupling pockets Factory fitted speaker Smooth & powerful mechanism Lots of separately fitted parts - OO Scale

Rapido UK Caledonian 'Single' CR Blue Railtour Condition No.123

Caledonian Railway 'Single' CR Blue Railtour Condition No.123 Caledonian Railway ‘Single’ 4-2-2 Caledonian Railway Blue No.123 – Railtour Condition Suitable for operation on 2nd Radius curves (438mm or greater) Working dynamic firebox flicker 21-pin DCC decoder socket MoPower stay-alive capacitors 2 factory-fitted speakers in all models Sprung buffers Museum quality paint finish Smooth & powerful mechanism Highly detailed NEM coupler pockets - OO Scale

Hornby LNER A4 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' w/ Figure (Limited Edition)

LNER A4 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' w/ Figure (Limited Edition) (150th Anniversary Collection) The LNER Class A4 Sir Nigel Gresley model locomotive is a limited edition model and part of The Great Railway Engineers Collection. This Collection marks 150 years since Sir Gresley's birth, and this locomotive includes a figure.  With a shiny new blue livery and NEM tension lock couplings, this steam locomotive is a wonderful collector's piece.  Entering service with the LNER as 4498 in Garter blue with streamlined side-skirting and red wheels, this was the 100th Gresley ‘Pacific’ to be built when it emerged from Doncaster Works in October 1937. Allocated to King’s Cross ‘Top Shed’ and used on front-line express services such as the prestigious ‘Coronation’ between London and Edinburgh, ‘SNG’ was built with a single chimney and had stainless steel numbers and letters for the tender added at a general overhaul in January 1939.  After a period in wartime black, when the side-skirts were permanently removed, the locomotive returned to lined Garter blue in March 1947. Painted into BR’s express passenger blue in September 1950, as 60007, it set a post-war steam record speed of 112mph on 23 May 1959. Withdrawn in February 1966, by now in BR green, it was saved for preservation by the A4 Locomotive Society. - DCC Ready 21-Pin Socket - OO Scale

Hornby LMS Streamlined 6220 'Coronation' w/ Figure (Limited Edition)

LMS Streamlined 6220 'Coronation' w/ Figure (Limited Edition) (150th Anniversary Collection) The LMS Streamlined 'Coronation' model locomotive is a limited edition item and part of The Great Railway Engineers Collection. This Collection marks 150 years since Sir Stanier's birth, and this locomotive includes a figure. With a shiny bold red livery and NEM tension lock couplings, this steam locomotive is a must-have for collectors. The ‘Princess Coronation’ Class, also known as the ‘Duchess’ Class, was an enlarged and improved version of William Stanier’s successful ‘Princess Royal’ Class ‘Pacific’. The first ten class members emerged from Crewe Works in a streamlined form during 1937 and five of these were put aside specifically for hauling the prestigious ‘Coronation Scot’ between London Euston and Glasgow Central. These were painted in Caledonian blue and had silver horizontal lining, which matched the carriages they pulled. No. 6220 set a new British steam speed record of 114mph in 1937, but this was beaten by the LNER’s ‘Mallard’ in 1938. Built with a single chimney, 6220 was the last of the original 15 to be fitted with a double blast pipe and chimney in 1944. The locomotive’s streamlined casing was removed in November 1946, and it finished its career in its rebuilt form with smoke deflectors as BR’s 46220 in April 1963. - DCC Ready 21-Pin Socket - OO Scale

Hornby LNER A3, 4472 'Flying Scotsman' (VE Day 80th)

LNER A3, 4472 'Flying Scotsman' (VE Day 80th Anniversary) Renowned the world over, the LNER Class A3 4472 ‘Flying Scotsman’ takes centre stage in Hornby’s Victory over Europe 80th Anniversary Collection, finished in its iconic wartime black livery, this 00 gauge model is DCC-ready with a 21-pin socket, allowing for seamless integration with modern digital control systems. This model features a die-cast running plate and flickering firebox, adding extra realism to any layout. - DCC Ready 21-Pin Socket - OO Scale

Hornby LNER, W1 Class, 'Hush Hush' Streamlined, 4-6-4, 10000 - Era 4

LNER, W1 Class, 'Hush Hush' Streamlined, 4-6-4, 10000 - Era 4 Includes: - LNER abbreviation for wartime, N.E branding in Gill Sans Font with shading - Wartime Black Livery - Accessory bag (drain cocks, pipes) - 2x extra trailing wheels for the Cartazzi truck (if your layout has sufficient curvature) - Accurate cab detail - Double Kylchap double blast-pipe arrangement - Streamlined Corridor tender - 21 Pin DCC Decoder Socket - Era 4 - OO scale

Hornby BR, W1 Class 'Hush Hush' Streamlined, 4-6-4, 60700 - Era 4

BR, W1 Class 'Hush Hush' Streamlined, 4-6-4, 60700 Includes: - British Railways branding in Gill Sans Font - Garter Blue livery - Accessory bag (drain cocks, pipes) - 2x extra trailing wheels for the Cartazzi truck (if your layout has sufficient curvature) - Accurate cab detail - Double Kylchap double blast-pipe arrangement - Streamlined Non corridor tender type - 21 Pin DCC Decoder Socket - Era 5 - OO scale Locomotive information and history: Having completed nearly 90,000 miles of test running since new, Sir Nigel Gresley's W1 4-6-4 No. 10000 entered Darlington Works on 21 August 1935 for what was anticipated to be a major overhaul and modification. During this period Gresley decided that it was time to rebuild 10000 as a three cylinder locomotive with a conventional firetube boiler. Subsequently, 10000 was moved to the Doncaster Works on 13 October 1936 and this is where the first drawing for the modification were being prepared. When 10000 was finally released from Doncaster Works in November 1937, it was a significantly different locomotive, being fitted with a diagram 111 boiler that was very similar to the diagram 108 boiler fitted to No. 2006 'Wolf of Badenoch', and with a streamlined casing to the same pattern as the A4 class. As many components as possible from the original W1 were used in the rebuild, including the frames, which were shortened by 1 ½ feet at the front end. Other items, where needed, were sourced from the A4 class, the A3 class or, like the front bogie, from the B17 and an experimental double Kylchap blastpipe and chimney was fitted. The locomotive was turned out in Garter Blue as per some of the A4's (in 1937 this became a standard livery). The cab, while similar to that of the A4 class, 60700 was considerably longer and this led to the locomotive's tender's coal delivery chute having to be lengthened to compensate for the extra distance from the firebox doors. The original tender was retained, but with superficial modifications, such as to the curvature of the front plates and the addition of streamlined plating to the front and rear, although this was partially removed just a year later in 1938. Up to the outbreak of war in 1939 and during the war years, 10000 worked mainly on Kings Cross main line duties and with its power and smooth riding it was a popular engine with the LNER's drivers, though less so with the firemen due to the distance between the shovelling plate and the firehole door. The locomotive also became more 'fitter' friendly after April 1942 when the skirting was removed from ahead and behind the outside cylinders to improve access in wartime conditions. At this time the 10000 was painted in wartime Black livery and with only 'N E' on the tender sides. By 1946 and now repainted in Garter blue livery, the corridor tender was swapped for the streamlined non-corridor tender from 4462 (BR 60004) William Whitelaw and the locomotive was engaged in more varied duties, working occasional passenger services to Leeds and Cambridge from Kings Cross alongside the occasional 'lodging' turns to Newcastle. By 1948 under the new British Railways, the locomotive received the number 60700 and "British Railways" insignia on the tender in Gills Sans font. Following allocation to Doncaster on 25 October 1953, 60700 became a more frequent visitor to Leeds and also worked turns to Sheffield, as well as hauling Doncaster to Peterborough passenger services and various braked goods trains. In a similar circumstance to 10000 never receiving its proposed name of 'British Enterprise' in November 1929, 60700 never received its intended name of 'Pegasus', for which the nameplates were cast on 13 April 1951. At this time the locomotive lost its Garter Blue livery for the new "Express Passenger Blue" with white and black lining. After an interesting and slightly troubled life, the locomotive was scrapped at its Darlington birthplace in 1959. Interesting to note is that as 60700 was going into works for scrapping, the original marine boiler the locomotive was fitted with, had been perched on bricks as steam raising boiler outside the works and outlasted the locomotive by a few years.