Hornby OO Gauge Limited Edition LNER The Queen of Scots Train Pack with Class A4 4-6-2 "Garganey" Loco Era 3 (DCC ready)

Hornby Railways is a British model railway brand that dates back to the early 1900s. Over this time it has become a household name and has consistently made high quality and highly detailed model railway products for beginners and the serious model enthusiast.

The "Queen of Scots" service commenced in 1928, but its development can be traced back to Grouping, in 1923, when the fledgling LNER acquired a number of Great Eastern Pullmans. Instead of allocating them on a piecemeal basis, as the GER had done, the LNER’s management decided to open up a new luxury service to Newcastle, via Leeds and Harrogate. The Harrogate Pullman was a success and the route was extended to Edinburgh, running non-stop from Kings Cross to Harrogate from the autumn of 1925. On May 1, 1928, when two new 8 car, all-steel Pullman K type sets were introduced for a route extension to Glasgow and the "Queen of Scots" service commenced

Hauled initially by the Ivatt Atlantics, by 1935 the 400 ton, ten car train necessitated the use of A1, A3, and A4 locomotives, and even Gresley’s W1 design was allocated at times. At Leeds, two cars were detached from the service, leaving eight to continue on the journey.

This train pack recreates the service in the second half of the 1930s, with Gresley "A4" 4-6-2 4500 Garganey in LNER garter blue, which will be accompanied by all-steel K-Type Brake Third "No. 77", Kitchen First "Thelma" and Parlour First "Sheila". Roof boards will be fitted to each carriage and a headboard for the "A4" will be included as a separate fitting to complete the model. The loco is supplied DCC ready, it is plug 'n play so no complicated wiring is required if you wish to run on a DCC layout. It has NEM close-coupled couplings as standard and the A4 loco is powered by a 5 pole skew wound motor which provides a smooth and powerful drive unit. This is a limited edition train pack with only 1000 being produced.

Specs:
Type: Hornby OO Gauge Limited Edition LNER The Queen of Scots Train Pack with Class A4 4-6-2 "Garganey" Loco Era 3
Gauge: OO
DCC: DCC ready
Livery: Loco LNER Garter Blue/Coaches Early Pullman Crest Umber and Cream
Class: A4
Designer: Sir Nigel Gresley
Wheel Configuration: 4-6-2
Period: Era 3 (1923-1947)
Utility: Express Passenger
Motor: 5 pole skew wound

Contents:
1 x Hornby OO gauge LNER Class A4 4-6-2 "Garganey" Loco in Garter Blue (DCC ready)
1 x Hornby OO gauge All Steel K-Type Brake 3rd "No 77" Coach
1 x Hornby OO gauge All Steel K-Type Kitchen 1st "Thelma" Coach
1 x Hornby OO gauge All Steel K-Type Parlour 1st "Sheila" Coach