Hornby Dublo Heaven

In 1938, the Mallard set the world steam train record – 126 mph. It’s sais that the Mallard’s designer – Sir Nigel Gresley, LNER’s chief engineer – thought of the name whilst feeding ducks.

The original engine weighed 102 tons 19cwt and featured 6′8 driving wheels. This model is the LNER A4 Mallard Locomotive – Running No 4468 - Livery BR Garter Blue Period 1938 – Finish Pristine and is DCC Ready.

This locomotive is ready for Hornby’s Digital Control System and has a detailed cab and semi-fixed tender, spring buffers, NEM couplings and a five pole skew wound motor. Ideal for your long distance express trains.

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The Flying Scotsman is, probably, the most famous steam engine in the world. It travelled between London (King’s Cross) and Edinburgh (Waverley) and featured a special tunnel through the coal tender between the engine and the coaches so that the crews could change over without the need for the train to stop.

This allowed for a non-stop service between the two capital cities and the journey time was reduced from eight and a half hours to seven hours and twenty minutes.

 This Hornby set includes the Starter Oval track plus extension Track Packs A and B, which provides a layout with two sidings. If you want to enlarge the circuit you can add extra Track Packs later. It’s a great introduction to model railways and any youngster will have hours of fun with it.

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