No. 68873 was built in 1905 at Doncaster Works and entered service with the Great Northern Railway as its No. 1274, initially allocated locally at Doncaster goods yard. After becoming LNER No. 4274 in 1924, it was later renumbered as 8873 and made it into BR service in 1948 as No. 68873. It’s allocations also included King’s Cross, Hornsey and Colwick, before being condemned in September 1955.

The model is finished in plain black with BR early ‘cycling lion’ crest as applied in the 1950s, with the five-digit number on the increased-capacity bunker sides. The locomotive also has the later-type safety valves and steam injectors.

Although the LMS ‘Black Five’ was a huge success, Stanier’s successor George Ivatt made a number of experimental modifications which resulted in some unusual variants from 1947 onward. No. 44748 was the first of a batch of 20 built with Caprotti valve gear at Crewe Works. Under this arrangement, the locomotive’s valve gear was driven by a single shaft between the frames, connected to the locomotive’s leading axle with a bevel gear. The modifications resulted in an unusual appearance, with bulbous steam pipes, lower running plates with wheel splashers and a modified cab. 

Less obvious was a larger wheel spacing between the centre and rear driving wheels. New to Longsight shed, Manchester in February 1948, this locomotive carried the temporary identification M4748 before being allocated its BR number 44748. Other than a brief spell at Derby shed, it remained a Longsight engine and was withdrawn from there in September 1964 and scrapped by the end of the year.

The London and North Eastern Railway Class A2/2 was a Class of six 4-6-2 steam locomotives rebuilt by Edward Thompson in 1943 and 1944 from his predecessor’s P2 Class of 2-8-2 express passenger locomotives. Withdrawals began in 1959 with 605 ‘Thane of Fife’ in 1959, followed by ‘Lord President’ , and ‘Cock O’ the North in 1960.

Thompson Class A2-2 ‘Cock O the North’ is the latest detailed locomotive to be produced with Hornby’s innovative steam generator functionality where the locomotive creates realistic steam from the chimney of the model created by water vapour. 

This locomotive also comes fitted with sound. It has a series of sounds true to this class of locomotive and the sounds and steam effects are synced to the model's movement, creating a realistic ‘chugging’. 

The model also comes with extra detail such as sprung buffers, a die-cast footplate and a visual flickering firebox emulating the look of a real fire inside the locomotive. This is all controlled by the pre-installed HM7000 21-pin decoder which can then be operated by either DCC or Bluetooth via the free HM7000 app.

This locomotive entered service as one of Henry Ivatt’s ‘J13’ Class as No. 1247, having been built under contract by Sharp, Stewart in 1899. It became LNER ‘J52’ 4247 at the Grouping in 1923, and later 8846 under the LNER’s 1946 renumbering scheme. 

It entered BR service as 68846 and was withdrawn from King’s Cross ‘Top Shed’ in May 1959, at which point it became the first preserved locomotive to be bought directly from BR when it was acquired by Captain W.G. Smith. It is now part of the National Collection and restored as GNR 1247.

Common J13/J52 Features

• New Tooling - High detail OO Gauge model based on extensive research and original works drawings.
• Diecast Boiler, Chassis and Running Plate. Model Weight is 235 grams.
• High detail cab and fully decorated backhead with decorated instrument dials.
• Decoder controlled firebox flicker. (decoder sold separately).
• HM7000 21-Pin sound decoder compatible.
• HM7000 Power Bank compatible.
• Powerful 5 Pole Skew wound motor.
• Pogo pin wheel pickup arrangement for easy pickup servicing.
• Diecast connecting rods.
• Prototypical size metal handrails with brass stanchions.
• Oilite main drive bearings.
• Opening cab roof vent.
• Sprung metal buffers.
• Front and Rear NEM coupling pocket. Rear coupling pocket had a close coupling mechanism.
• Wheel pickups on all wheels.
• Accessory bag contains vacuum pipes, lamps and couplings.
• Separately fitted lamps. Lamp code can be changed.
• Separately fitted simulated coal load. 

Also known as the ‘Duchess’ Class, Stanier’s ‘Princess Coronations’ were among the biggest and most powerful express passenger locomotives in Britain. 

Thirty-five were built at Crewe Works between 1937 and 1948, many having streamlined casing. Ten were set aside for hauling the prestigious ‘Coronation Scot’ between London Euston and Glasgow. No. 46230 wasn’t one of those, but it was the first of the third batch of locomotives, which consisted of five non-streamlined versions, and went new to Camden in June 1938 as LMS No. 6230. 

At Nationalisation in 1948, the locomotive became BR No. 46230 and was painted in lined Brunswick green as depicted by the model. At the time, the locomotive was based at Polmadie shed in Glasgow, from where it was withdrawn in December 1963.

The 30 locomotives of the class were all built at Eastleigh for express passenger duties on the Southern Railway and featured air-smooth casing and Bulleid’s revolutionary chain-driven valve gear. Entering service in February 1945 as No. 21C13, it was named ‘Blue Funnel’ after the well-known merchant shipping line in April of the same year. Allocations included Nine Elms, Bournemouth and Weymouth Radipole, before the locomotive finished its career in April 1967 back at Nine Elms. 

In May 1956, it became the third member of the class to be rebuilt under R.G. Jarvis, with conventional valve gear and the air-smooth casing removed. The model is finished in experimental BR express passenger blue with the BR number 35013, which was carried in the early years following Nationalisation.

This Hornby model of LMS ‘Patriot’ Class 4-6-0 No. 5514 ‘Holyhead’ is finished in accurate period detail as it appeared in the late 1930s.

Designed for reliable performance on OO gauge layouts, the locomotive is DCC ready with a 21-pin decoder socket and if fitted with Metal sprung buffers and NEM tension lock couplers.

History

Henry Fowler designed the ‘Patriot’ 4-6-0 for the LMS as an upgrade of the LNWR’s ‘Large Claughton’ Class for express passenger work. Built at both Crewe and Derby Works, 42 and ten respectively, 52 entered service between 1930 and 1934. ‘Holyhead’ was new from Crewe in September 1932, numbered 5983, but this was changed to 5514 in August 1938, as represented by the model. 

The locomotive would later be rebuilt with a Stanier taper boiler in 1947, before becoming BR 45514, with withdrawal coming at Derby in May 1961, the first of the rebuilt ‘Patriots’ to be condemned.

This Hornby model of Southern Railway ‘M7’ Class No. 318 is presented in authentic Era 3 condition, reflecting the locomotive’s appearance during its SR service.

DCC ready with an 8-pin socket, it offers an easy route to digital control, while sprung metal buffers and NEM couplings ensure realistic detail. A faithful tribute to one of Drummond’s iconic tank engines.

History

Dugald Drummond designed the ‘M7’ 0-4-4Ts as a more powerful replacement for the ageing Adams ‘T1’ Class used on the LSWR’s London suburban passenger services, with 105 examples built at Nine Elms (95) and Eastleigh (10) between 1897 and 1911. 

No. 318 entered service in August 1900, and kept its number throughout its Southern Railway days until becoming 30318 under BR in 1950. Withdrawal came just nine years later, in December 1959, when it was scrapped.

This OO gauge SECR H Class locomotive model is a faithful representation of Harry Wainwright's H Class. With sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, this model is DCC ready with an 8-pin socket ready for upgrading to digital control. 

Designed by Harry Wainwright, 66 of these locomotives were built for the South Eastern & Chatham Railway at its Ashford Works between 1904 and 1915 for London suburban and semi-fast trains. Completed in June 1909, 161 engines carried the elaborate SECR livery, like the locomotive depicted by the model, until receiving a lined olive green livery when taken into SR stock and renumbered 1161 at the Grouping in 1923. 

It later became BR 31161 and was withdrawn at Tunbridge Wells West in November 1961 after a creditable 51 years and 5 months’ service

In 1988, Australia celebrated its bicentenary and, to mark the occasion, the world-famous ‘Flying Scotsman’ was invited to travel from Britain to take part in a series of railtours that were part of the ‘Aus Steam 88’ Festival, arriving in October that year. 

Already resident in Western Australia since 1977, in the care of the Pilbara Railway Historical Society, former GWR ‘Castle’ Class 4-6-0 ‘Pendennis Castle’ was moved by road to Perth in early 1989 to operate alongside its one-time rival ‘A3’ Class ‘Pacific’. This unlikely reunion occurred almost 9,000 miles from where a week-long locomotive exchange once took place between the LNER and GWR, in April 1925. 

This LNER and GWR Train Pack celebrates that landmark event in Australia 37 years ago in 1989. Featuring OO gauge locomotive model replicas of 'Flying Scotsman' and 'Pendennis Castle', these highly detailed designs include sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings for smooth rake creation. Add a 21-pin decoder to upgrade to HM7000 control.

The latest addition to our fleet of LMS Class 5MT model locomotives features our innovative steam generator technology. This highly detailed OO gauge model sends out burst of steam in time with the movement of the wheels for the most realistic running. Fitted with HM7000, it also includes sound and control from your mobile device. With sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, this is an impressive locomotive for your model railway layout.

History

The Wiiliam Stanier-designed Class 5 was introduced in 1934 onto the LMS and by the time the last was built in 1951, the class was 842-strong. No. 45473 was completed at Derby in May 1943, entering service as 5473 and spending much of its working life in Scotland, being part of Perth’s allocation at the time of Nationalisation in 1948 and finishing its career at Dundee Tay Bridge. From there, it was withdrawn in November 1966 and subsequently scrapped at W.H. Arnott, Young at Co. Ltd, Carmyle, Glasgow the following February.

Specific to R30475SS

• Running number 45473
• BR Mixed Traffic livery
• Matt smokebox and cab roof finish.
• 5MT long wheelbase configuration.
• Flickering firebox.
• Fluted die-cast connecting rods.
• Walschaerts valve gear.
• Parallel buffer stocks.

Common Class 5MT features

• High detail OO gauge model based on extensive research and original works drawings.
• Pre-fitted 21-pin HM7000 decoder and speaker. The decoder compatible with NMRA DCC controllers, HM7000 APP control and has the Merchant Navy sound profile pre-installed for accurate locomotive sounds, synchronised with the chuff rate.
• Pre-fitted Gen 2 steam generator system featuring an optical sensor for accurate chuff rate synchronised with the wheel speed. Steam output is created using piezo element technology. This is a cold water-based system (no heating element).
• Die-cast chassis and running plate. Model weight is 360 grams.
• High detail cab and fully decorated backhead with decorated instrument dials.
• HM7000 Power Bank compatible.
• Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor.
• Illuminated flickering firebox.
• Illuminated head lamps and tail lamps (can be controlled using a DCC Decoder).
• Quick release locomotive to tender connector.
• Pogo pin wheel pickup arrangement for easy pickup servicing.
• Electrical pickups on main drive wheels and tender wheels.
• Die-cast connecting rods and valve gear.
• Prototypical size metal handrails with brass stanchions.
• Brass main drive bearings.
• Opening cab roof vent.
• Adjustable cab doors.
• Sprung metal buffers.
• Front and rear NEM coupling pocket.
• Accessory bag contains tablet catcher, vacuum pipes, lamps and couplings.
• Separately fitted lamps. Lamp code can be changed.
• Separately fitted simulated coal load.

'Mons Meg' is a stunning example of one of Nigel Gresley's P2 engines, sporting a stylish green livery. It has sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, with a 21-pin socket ready for upgrade to HM7000 control. 

Nigel Gresley designed the P2s for hauling heavy express trains along the demanding route between Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Six were introduced between 1934 and 1936. The first three locomotives differed in appearance, the third having the wedge-shaped front similar to the A4s which was adopted for the remainder of the class. The first two also later converted. 

Even then, 2004 was fitted with an experimental butterfly valve blastpipe bypass and the last two also had design differences, meaning that none of the six were built the same. All were subsequently rebuilt by Thompson as conventional Pacifics in 1943/4 by Gresley’s successor, Edward Thompson.

Completed in November 1935, this ‘Black Five’ was built at Vulcan Foundry, near Newton-le-Willows in Lancashire. 

It spent most of its working career in north-west England and North Wales, though in 1966 it had brief allocations at West Hartlepool and York, before moving back to the Liverpool area and serving at Bank Hall and then Aintree. It almost lasted to the end of steam, withdrawal coming a month shy on 6th July 1968 from Lostock Hall, Preston, with scrapping the following February. 

This OO gauge locomotive model features sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, and can be upgraded to HM7000 control with a 21-pin decoder (sold separately).

Specific to R30484

• Running number 45055
• BR Mixed Traffic livery
• Matt smokebox and cab roof finish
• 5MT long wheelbase configuration
• Flickering firebox
• Fluted die-cast connecting rods
• Walschaerts valve gear
• Parallel buffer stocks

Common Class 5MT features

• High detail OO gauge model based on extensive research and original works drawings
• Die-cast chassis and running plate. Model weight is 360 grams
• High detail cab and fully decorated backhead with decorated instrument dials
• HM7000 21-Pin Decoder socket
• HM7000 Power Bank compatible
• Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor
• Illuminated flickering firebox
• Illuminated head lamps and tail lamps (can be controlled using a DCC Decoder)
• Quick release locomotive to tender connector
• Pogo pin wheel pickup arrangement for easy pickup servicing
• Electrical pickups on main drive wheels and tender wheels
• Die-cast connecting rods and valve gear
• Prototypical size metal handrails with brass stanchions
• Brass main drive bearings
• Opening cab roof vent
• Adjustable cab doors
• Sprung metal buffers
• Front and Rear NEM coupling pocket
• Accessory bag contains tablet catcher, vacuum pipes, lamps and couplings
• Separately fitted lamps. Lamp code can be changed.
• Separately fitted simulated coal load.

The BR Battle of Britain Class '303 Squadron' model locomotive brings military pride to your model railway layout. With sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, you can upgrade this OO model to HM7000 control by adding a 21-pin decoder (sold seperately). 

This locomotive was built in 1947 at the SR’s Brighton Works as 21C153 and named ‘Sir Keith Park’. It was built to Bulleid’s three-cylinder air-smoothed design with chain drive and an oil-bath for lubrication. Along with many of its classmates, it was rebuilt to Jarvis’ more conventional design with air smooth casing removed and Walschaerts valve gear fitted. 

Withdrawn in 1965, it was later rescued from Barry scrapyard and returned to steam by Southern Locomotives Ltd. In 2024, it was temporarily renamed ‘303 Squadron’ at the Spa Valley Railway in honour of the Polish fighter squadron that fought in the Battle of Britain.

BR Rebuilt Merchany Navy 'Clan Line' is back in OO model form, featuring new tooling and a sleek green livery. This model locomotive has sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings and is a highly detailed replica of a popular steam engine. 

One of the last of its class to be built, this locomotive was completed after nationalisation of Britain’s railways to Bulleid’s Southern ‘Merchant Navy’ design, complete with streamlined casing and chain-driven valve gear, entering service in December 1948. It didn’t receive its name until January 1951, during a ceremony at Southampton Docks. 

Like all 30 members of the class, ‘Clan Line’ was rebuilt, in its case, during 1959, and remained in service until withdrawal from Nine Elms, London in July 1947. It was subsequently saved privately for preservation and is a regular main line performer, once hauling the prestigious Belmond British Pullman.

The Bulleid ‘Pacifics’ were essential to express trains on the Southern Railway, later Southern Region network. 

The first was introduced in 1941 with a total of 30 being built at Eastleigh Works with a striking air-smoothed casing, a modern boiler with thermic syphons to increase its efficiency and a unique chain driven valve gear. While the class was successful in this form, they had their drawbacks and in 1956 British Railways set about rebuilding the locomotives to improve reliability. 

The modifications included replacement of the chain-driven valve gear, oil bath and inside cylinder block, as well as recladding the boiler to give the locomotives an altogether new appearance, in similar vein to the new breed of locomotives appearing on BR at the time.

Please Note: this model requires a DCC controller or the HM7000 app to control.Specific to R30490SS

• Pre-fitted steam generator system featuring an optical sensor for accurate chuff rate synchronised with the wheel speed. Steam output is created using piezo element technology. This is a cold water-based system (no heating element).
• Pre-fitted 21-pin HM7000 decoder and speaker. The decoder compatible with NMRA DCC controllers, HM7000 APP control and has the Merchant Navy sound profile pre-installed for accurate locomotive sounds, synchronised with the chuff rate
• Adjustable steam output settings via the decoder
• Water reservoir for up to 20 minutes continuous steam running
• Early 21C1 widows peak front end streamlining and chimney arrangement
• 5000 Gallon Tender in its original condition with raves yet to be cut back
• Cast trailing truck
• Modern 6000 gallon tender with additional pump, air tanks and battery arrangement for main line running (as preserved)
• BR Green livery

Common Rebuilt MN Steam Generator features

• High detail OO gauge model based on extensive research, 3D scanning and original works drawings
• Die-cast chassis, pony truck and trailing truck
• Die-cast boiler and running plate
• Merchant Navy Bullied-Firth-Brown wheels
• High detail cab and fully decorated backhead with decorated instrument dials
• Flickering firebox
• Working cab light
• MCU controlled electric front lamps for full lamp code control
• Working tender lamps
• Eight-way locomotive to tender connection
• Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor with cardan shaft and flywheel
• Flywheel with cardan shaft arrangement for smooth running
• Pogo pin wheel pickup arrangement for easy pickup servicing
• Die-cast connecting rods and valve gear
• Oilite main drive bearings
• Opening cab roof vent
• Sprung metal buffers
• Front and rear NEM coupling pocket
• Optional fit rear flanged wheelset. Only recommended for larger layouts with sweeping curves or for display purposes
• Wheel pickups on the main locomotive and tender wheelsets
• Separately fitted simulated coal load.​​​​​​​

History

New to March in Cambridgeshire in November 1954, 92031 was one of 251 ‘standard’ heavy freight locomotives built to the design of Robert Riddles between January 1954 and March 1960. Its working career took it to allocations at New England (Peterborough), Annesley, Westhouses and Newton Heath, Manchester, from where it was withdrawn in January 1967 after an incredibly short working life of just 12 years and almost two months. Scrapped at T.W. Ward at Killamarsh, near Sheffield, the locomotive was always paired with a standard BR1F tender.

The next model from our One:One Collection is the elegant BR Royal Scot Class 'Royal Scot' locomotive. With sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, this steam locomotive model is DCC ready - just add a 21 pin decoder. 

First of the class, 6100 ‘Royal Scot’ entered service with the LMS in 1927. Designed by Henry Fowler as a three-cylinder express locomotive with parallel boiler, a lack of capacity at its locomotive works meant construction of the first 50 was awarded to the North British Locomotive Co. in Glasgow. The remaining 20 were built at Derby Works. 

No. 6100 swapped identities with the much newer 6152 ‘King’s Dragoon Guardsman’ (built in 1930) in order to attend the ‘Century of Progress Exhibition’, Chicago, in 1933. As BR 46100, ‘Royal Scot’ was rebuilt with a taper boiler to its present condition in 1950. Withdrawn in 1962, it returned to the main line in 2016, but is currently stored at the One:One Collection, Margate. 

What is the One:One Collection?

Imagine a collection of railway locomotives and other vehicles in which the subjects are not scale models but the real thing. The One:One Collection​​​​​​​ is a unique gathering of some of the most iconic and historically important railway locomotives, rolling stock and memorabilia in the United Kingdom.

Each vehicle in the collection has either undergone, or is undergoing, painstaking restoration to return it to museum quality presentation, with many of the vehicles being certified for use on the United Kingdom’s rail network. From time to time, The The One:One Collection Museum will host guest locomotives for periods of medium or long term storage and display.

When these locomotives are at the Margate warehouse, they will become honorary members of The One:One Collection for promotion and merchandising purposes. As part of The One:One Collection, we are pleased to showcase this model.

Please note: the One:One Collection Museum is still in construction and not yet open to the public.

A shining replica of the BR B12 Class, this OO gauge model is highly detailed, with sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings. Upgrade to HM7000 with a 21-pin decoder (sold seperately). 

Stephen D Holden designed the ‘S69’ inside cylinder 4-6-0s for the Great Eastern Railway. First introduced in 1911, it was the last of 71 built before the Grouping appeared in 1921. However, a further ten were constructed by Beyer, Peacock for the LNER in 1928, by which time they had been designated the ‘B12’ Class. 

Built at Stratford Works in 1913, 1516 entered traffic on GER expresses out of London’s Liverpool Street station in the November. In 1924, it was renumbered 8516, then 1516 under the LNER’s 1947 renumbering scheme. A year later it became BR’s 61516 and was withdrawn from Cambridge in July 1958.

This locomotive was one of the final batch of ten ‘B12s’ built by Beyer, Peacock in Manchester in 1928. It was renumbered 1572 by the LNER in 1946, but soon became BR’s 61572 in 1948. 

Withdrawn from Norwich Thorpe in September 1961, it was acquired by the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society and moved to the nascent North Norfolk Railway at Sheringham in 1967, where, since completion of its overhaul in 1995, it has been a mainstay of heritage services. 

The original is currently out of ticket, undergoing overhaul, so the model is presented in as-preserved condition – the only surviving example of a British inside-cylinder 4-6-0. This highly detailed model features sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings for effortless rake-building.

Add a BR (Early) K1 Class locomotive to your model railway layout today. This stylish OO steam engine features sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, and you can upgrade to DCC control by adding a 21 pin decoder (sold seperately). 

Built in 1949/50, after the formation of BR in 1948, but to an LNER design that was instigated by Edward Thompson, with the conversion of a three-cylinder ‘K4’ at Darlington in 1945, the two-cylinder ‘K1s’ were much modified by Thompson’s successor as Chief Mechanical Engineer, Arthur H Peppercorn.

No.62046 emerged from the North British Locomotive Works in Glasgow in October 1949 and was first allocated to Darlington shed. After a reallocation to York (North) in June 1956, the locomotive ended its career there in February 1967 and was scrapped by Hughes Bolckow at Blyth during April.

The LNER K1 Class is a must-have addition to your steam model railway. With sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, you can upgrade to DCC control by adding a 21-pin decoder (sold seperately). 

The ‘K1s’ were useful and versatile engines, working extensively across former LNER territory, but were mostly associated with north-east England and also the West Highland Line to Fort William and Mallaig. 

No. 62005 was the final member of the 70-strong class to remain in service, being withdrawn from Leeds Holbeck in December 1967. Though it survives today in preservation, it was initially acquired as a source of spares for already-preserved ‘K4’ 3442. However, in 1972 it was donated to the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group and based at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, where it was restored in its own right, returning to steam in 1975.

A lovely addition to any OO gauge layout, this BR Class 61xx Large Prairie Locomotive is gorgeous in green. With sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings, this is a deligtful, highly detailed steam locomotive. 

The ‘61XX’ Class was a direct development of the earlier ‘5101’ Class by Charles Collett, with a total of 70 locomotives turned out at Swindon Works between 1931 and 1935. The main difference was an increase in boiler pressure, which was raised to 225psi and gave a consequent increase in tractive effort. 

No. 6126 entered service in October 1931 and spent much of its career based along the main Paddington to Bristol line, with postings at Slough, Southall, Reading, and Didcot. Its last shed was Oxford from May 1964, where it was withdrawn in December 1965 and sent for scrapping at Cashmore’s in Newport.

Our highly detailed Large Prairie Locomotives feature sprung metal buffers and NEM tension lock couplings for smooth running and effortless rake creation. This Class 5101 model sports a lovely green livery and is a delightful addition to any steam collection. 

Designed for suburban and local passenger services, 140 of these large ‘Prairies’ were built at Swindon between 1929 and 1949. These locomotives were a development of Churchward’s 1903 ‘31xx/51xx’ Class overseen by GWR Chief Mechanical Engineer, Charles Collett. New to Chester West shed, 5153 entered service in March 1930 and enjoyed a career that lasted almost 35 years. 

After moving to Newton Abbot in the 1940s, it had a spell at Kidderminster before reaching Leamington in 1964, which was its final shed, withdrawal coming just three months later. It was scrapped in June 1965.

For the first time, Stephenson's Rocket is presented as a solo locomotive, with a sleek yellow livery, fixed metal buffers and chain couplings. This highly detailed, diminuitive locomotive model is a must-have model for steam collectors, due to its historical importance and incredible model engineering. 

This historically important locomotive was built in 1929 to participate in the Rainhill Trials, a competition set-up by the promoters of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway to find suitable motive power for its opening the following year. Built to the order of his father George (who was the L&MR’s principal engineer at the time), ‘Rocket’ was designed by Robert Stephenson and built at his Forth Street Works in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 

The design was the most advanced in its day and ‘Rocket’ won the Trials. The locomotive then became one of four that took part in the L&MR’s opening parade in September 1930.

One of the most famous of all steam locomotives, ‘Mallard’ still holds the world speed record for steam. In July 1938, it reached 126mph on Stoke Bank.

Entering service in March of that year in LNER Garter blue, it had full side valances and red wheels, as depicted by our highly detailed model. It was renumbered 22 in 1946, by which time it carried wartime plain black. When it was withdrawn from King’s Cross in April 1963, it was in lined BR green and numbered 60022. 

The locomotive is preserved in its original livery at the National Railway Museum in York. 'Mallard' has always been one of our most popular models. In 2026 we have given the A4 a tooling update and the model now includes the new Hornby steam generator technology, working headlights and tender lights.

Specific to R30551SS

• Running number 4468
• Lined Garter Blue livery
• Non-corridor tender
• Double chimney arrangement
• Valanced streamline body made from die-cast metal
• LHD cab arrangement
• Working headlights
• Working tender lighs

Common Saint Class features

• High detail OO gauge model based on extensive research and original works drawings
• Die-cast chassis and boiler
• High detail cab and fully decorated backhead with decorated instrument dials
• Pre-fitted 21-pin HM7000 decoder and speaker. The decoder compatible with NMRA DCC controllers, HM7000 APP control and has the Merchant Navy sound profile pre-installed for accurate locomotive sounds, synchronised with the chuff rate.
• Pre-fitted steam generator system featuring an optical sensor for accurate chuff rate synchronised with the wheel speed. Steam output is created using piezo element technology. This is a cold water-based system (no heating element).
• Adjustable steam output settings via the decoder.
• HM7000 Power Bank compatible
• Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor
• Illuminated flickering firebox
• Quick release locomotive to tender connector
• Pogo pin wheel pickup arrangement for easy pickup servicing
• Electrical pickups on main drive wheels and tender wheels
• Fully decorated crew figures
• Turned brass safety valve
• Prototypical size metal handrails with brass stanchions
• Brass main drive bearings
• Sprung metal buffers
• Front and rear NEM coupling pocket
• Separately fitted simulated coal load.

60033 ‘Seagull’ was among the four new ‘A4s’ built with double chimney and blastpipe in 1938, the remainder of the class not receiving them until the 1950s. 

First numbered 4902, it was also one of a batch of six new LNER ‘A4s’ to be named after birds, as Sir Nigel Gresley had a particular fondness for breeding wild birds. ‘Seagull’ was one of three ‘A4’ Class ‘Pacifics’ used for the 1948 Locomotive Exchange Trials, in which the newly formed British Railways sought to test locomotives on the routes of other former ‘Big Four’ members, with 60033 working between London Paddington and Plymouth, though it didn’t perform as well as the GWR locomotives that were designed for the route. 

The locomotive was withdrawn in December 1962 and scrapped at Doncaster the following year. In 2026 we have given the A4 a tooling update and the model now includes the new Hornby steam generator technology, working headlights and tender lights.

Specific to R30552SS

• Running number 60033
• BR Green livery
• Corridor tender
• Double chimney arrangement.
• Un-valanced streamline body made from die-cast metal
• LHD cab arrangement
• Working headlights
• Working tender light

Common Saint Class features

• High detail OO gauge model based on extensive research and original works drawings
• Heavy die-cast chassis and boiler
• High detail cab and fully decorated backhead with decorated instrument dials
• Pre-fitted 21-pin HM7000 decoder and speaker. The decoder compatible with NMRA DCC controllers, HM7000 APP control and has the Merchant Navy sound profile pre-installed for accurate locomotive sounds, synchronised with the chuff rate.
• Pre-fitted steam generator system featuring an optical sensor for accurate chuff rate synchronised with the wheel speed. Steam output is created using piezo element technology. This is a cold water-based system (no heating element)
• Adjustable steam output settings via the decoder
• HM7000 Power Bank compatible
• Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor
• Illuminated flickering firebox
• Quick release locomotive to tender connector
• Pogo pin wheel pickup arrangement for easy pickup servicing
• Electrical pickups on main drive wheels and tender wheels
• Fully decorated crew figures
• Turned brass safety valve
• Prototypical size metal handrails with brass stanchions
• Brass main drive bearings
• Sprung metal buffers
• Front and rear NEM coupling pocket
• Separately fitted simulated coal load.

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.

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.