HORNBY R3371 LNER 4468 Mallard A4 Class RailRoad 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive OO Gauge
Hornby LNER'Mallard' A4 Class Locomotive (R3371). Add a touch of magic to your layout with the fastest steam locomotive in the world - the Mallard.. Entering traffic on March 3, 1938, complete with Kylchap double blastpipe and chimney, 4468'Mallard' was first allocated to Doncaster, where the locomotive stayed until October 10, 1943, when it moved to Grantham. On July 3, 1938, Sir Nigel Gresley's'Mallard' sped down Stoke Bank, south of Grantham on the East Coast Main Line, in a blur of Garter Blue. At milepost 90¼, between Little Bytham and Essendine, the locomotive recorded its highest speed of 126mph. Breaking the 1936 world speed record of 124.5mph for a steam locomotive, previously set by a German engine, the record still stands today. The move to Kings Cross came on April 11, 1948, complete with corridor tender, where Mallard remained until being withdrawn to a life of preservation on April 25, 1963. Please note: This is a brand-new, boxed and sealed model. Tip: This item can easily be fitted with a DCC decoder to make it digital ready for use with existing or new digital train layouts. Use the Hornby NMRA compliant DCC decoder (R8249) and you can plug it straight in or use a Hornby TTS Sound decoder. Welcome to The Island Railway Shop. Welcome to your top friendly, family owned destination for OO gauge trains, train sets, buildings and trackside accessories, signals, track and more from the likes of Hornby and Thomas & Friends. We are dedicated to good old fashioned customer service, and as enthusiasts ourselves we understand it can be a steep learning curve. If your item is faulty or damaged, we'll even pay the cost of returning the item to us. Get in touch with us first for help and advice. The item "HORNBY R3371 LNER 4468 Mallard A4 Class RailRoad 4-6-2 Steam Locomotive OO Gauge" is in sale since Tuesday, June 18, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectables\Model Railways & Trains\OO Gauge\Locomotives". The seller is "the-island-railway-shop" and is located in Portland. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- State of Assembly: Ready to Go/Pre-built
- Power Supply: DC
- Modified Item: No
- Colour: Blue
- Vintage (Y/N): No
- Material: DieCast
- Type: Steam Locomotive
- Quantity: Single Piece
- Features: DCC ready
- Year: 1938
- MPN: R3371
- Gauge: Standard
- Train Operating Company: LNER
- Brand: Hornby
- Era: Era 3 - The Big Four (1923-1947)
- Control: Analogue
- Replica of: Mallard
