Model Year Details
1999 - Class A3 Locomotive - Flying Scotsman
60103
Model: Class A3 Locomotive - Flying Scotsman (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 60103
Category: Steam Locomotives
Locomotive Class: Class A3
Designer: Sir Nigel Gresley
Class Information: Although Class A3 locomotives were introduced in 1928; the reality is that they were all re-builds of earlier A1 locomotives dating back to 1922. The locomotives were intended to replace the ageing Ivatt 4-4-2’s on the East Coast Mainline between London and Newcastle. One member of the class “Flying Scotsman” is with-out doubt the world’s best known steam locomotive and certainly the most traveled. More...
Weight: 154 tons
Purpose: Express Passenger
Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-2
Wheel Arrangement Name: Pacific
Model Information: ---
Models Produced: ---
Company: B.R. - British Railways
Logo: B.R. Late Crest
Logo Years: 1956 - 1967
Livery: B.R. Green
Livery Details: Brunswick green with orange and black lining with yellow lettering.
Company Information: British Railways came into existence in 1948 when the dominating four British railway companies amalgamated. Steam traction on British Railways ended in 1968 and the system was re-branded as British Rail.
Running Number: 60103
Category: Steam Locomotives
Locomotive Class: Class A3
Designer: Sir Nigel Gresley
Class Information: Although Class A3 locomotives were introduced in 1928; the reality is that they were all re-builds of earlier A1 locomotives dating back to 1922. The locomotives were intended to replace the ageing Ivatt 4-4-2’s on the East Coast Mainline between London and Newcastle. One member of the class “Flying Scotsman” is with-out doubt the world’s best known steam locomotive and certainly the most traveled. More...
Weight: 154 tons
Purpose: Express Passenger
Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-2
Wheel Arrangement Name: Pacific
Model Information: ---
Models Produced: ---
Company: B.R. - British Railways
Logo: B.R. Late Crest
Logo Years: 1956 - 1967
Livery: B.R. Green
Livery Details: Brunswick green with orange and black lining with yellow lettering.
Company Information: British Railways came into existence in 1948 when the dominating four British railway companies amalgamated. Steam traction on British Railways ended in 1968 and the system was re-branded as British Rail.
Year: 1999
Catalogue Number: R.2054
Year Information: Class A3 also gets the Super Detail treatment this year with a wealth of new detail including completely new valve gear and new scale wheels. This version bears the famous Flying Scotsman name (though note that The Flying Scotsman service from London to Edinburgh was not necessarily hauled by a locomotive of that name). New-model ringfield motor in the tender.
Model Motor: Ringfield (located in the tender)
Publication: Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Fifth Edition 1999
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 45th Edition
Logo & Box Design:
UK Price List: £79.99
Aust Price List: ---
Can Price List: ---
Model Ranking:
Current: 42 - December 2023
Previous: 65 - November 2023
Movement:
(+23)
Catalogue Number: R.2054
Year Information: Class A3 also gets the Super Detail treatment this year with a wealth of new detail including completely new valve gear and new scale wheels. This version bears the famous Flying Scotsman name (though note that The Flying Scotsman service from London to Edinburgh was not necessarily hauled by a locomotive of that name). New-model ringfield motor in the tender.
Model Motor: Ringfield (located in the tender)
Publication: Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Fifth Edition 1999
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 45th Edition
Logo & Box Design:
UK Price List: £79.99
Aust Price List: ---
Can Price List: ---
Model Ranking:
Current: 42 - December 2023
Previous: 65 - November 2023
Movement:
(+23)
Model Year Details (9)
Related Service Sheets (5)
| NO | SERVICE SHEET NAME | ISSUE DATE |
|---|---|---|
| 204 | 4-6-2 Class A1/A3 Locomotive | February 1998 |
| 217 | A3 - A4 Super Detail | May 2000 |
| 51 | X.04 Mark IV Motor | April 1968 |
| 76 | Chassis, Bogie & Pony Truck - R.850, R.855 | June 1969 |
| 89 | 4-6-2 Locomotive Chassis - R.855, R.871 | June 1974 |
Model Photos & Notes (2)
| DATE | TYPE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2007 | Information | Model Number 850 Livery Change | Colin Jones |
| 12 Dec 2008 | Information | Livery Change | Nigel Attwood |
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