Hornby Trains

78047 entered traffic at Hawick Shed on 25 October 1955 where the locomotive spent most of its lifetime working, even deputizing for failed Class 27, 40 and 45 diesels on the Edinburgh-Carlisle route post-1961. In 1966, once local passenger and freight...

Pieces in the box: 4 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge, Whats in the Box: 4x Rolling Stock - Coaches Operator: GWR Era: 11 Present Day 2014 on

D444 as it was originally known was introduced into service in 1968 and allocated to the Stoke Division, being renumbered 50044 under the TOPS classification system in 1973. In 1974 50044 was relocated to the Bristol Bath Road Shed where it would remain...

The Hornby BR, W1 Class 'Hush Hush' Streamlined, 4-6-4, 60700 - Era 4 in the Hornby Range of Steam Locomotives accurately recreates the real life loco. Having been rebuilt with a conventional boiler and A4 style streamlining in 1937, the W1 ‘Hush-Hush’...

Stanier’s Turbomotive, often referred to as ‘The Turbo’ was an experimental non-condensing steam turbine locomotive inspired by similar Swedish Ljungström locomotives. No. 6202 was built as the third of the 'Princess Royal' Class by Stanier, an attempt...

The Hornby Railways BR, Princess Royal Class 'The Turbomotive', 4-6-2, 46202 - Era 4, in the Hornby range of Steam Locomotives accurately recreates the real life loco. Continuing as a distinct and uniquely designed steam turbine locomotive, the...

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. Years later with the nationalisation of the railways the locomotive's feat was not forgotten, with...