Hornby Railways “Golden Plover” BR Green A4 Pacific no.60031 model R2340

£129.95

A4 PACIFIC NEW (ex-shop display stock originally direct from manufacturers tested for avoidance of doubt)

BOX & PACKAGING AS NEW (possibility of superficial surface rubbing to outer sleeve through storage and handling complete with paperwork lacking accessories pack)

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EX-SHOP STOCK BRAND NEW model 00 gauge example especially developed by “Hornby Model Railways” as part of their SUPER DETAIL DCC series. This A4 Pacific locomotive in BR Green livery is named “Golden Plover” with running number R2340. A highly detailed version all collectors should not be without! Complete with service sheet, inner card and outer picture cover. 

The Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935.

Their streamlined design gave them high-speed capability as well as making them instantly recognisable, and one of the class, 4468 Mallard, holds the world record as the fastest steam locomotive. Thirty-five of the class were built to haul express passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line route from London Kings Cross via York and Newcastle to Edinburgh, Scotland.

They remained in service on the East Coast mainline until the early 1960s when they were replaced by Deltic diesel locomotives. Several A4s saw out their remaining days until 1966 in Scotland, particularly on the Aberdeen – Glasgow express trains, for which they were used to improve the timing from 3.5 to 3 hours.

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