in 2023 a wonderful Steam Locomotive will celebrate its 100th anniversary. A fascinating Special Edition will be released by Märklin and Trix for H0 gauge. It is a name that triggers the imagination - Flying Scotsman was the name of the daily 10:00 AM connection between London and Edinburgh which had been running since 1862. From 1924 London and North Eastern Railway Class A1 Pacific Number 4472 also carried this name. The A1’s were the most powerful locomotives used on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and were designed by Nigel Gresley its Chief Mechanical Engineer. On February 24, 1923, it went into operation as LNER number 1472, a year later it was given its famous name and it participated as number 4472 in the British Empire Exhibition in London, which increased its recognition enormously. The model is a completely new construction and impresses with the finest details, such as the separately applied boiler bands. It comes with a factory-installed smoke unit and a speed-dependent dynamic smoke exhaust. Look forward to the Class A3 Steam Locomotive, an impressive legend.
It became the show locomotive of the LNER and inaugurated the non-stop Flying Scotsman (summer only) service on May 1, 1928. For the first time a steam locomotive ran the 393 miles (632 km) between London and Edinburgh on a scheduled service without stopping. How was this possible? Shortly before the first of these runs Flying Scotsman was equipped with a corridor tender, which not only offered a lot of space for coal and water, but also a corridor to the first carriage of the train. This allowed a crew change during the run. A great special feature that is accurately implemented in the model. A digitally switchable LED lights up the passage past coal and water. Take a look at our Märklin TV Episode to find out which typically British characteristic could also be supported with this. This locomotive set another milestone in 1934. During a test run the Flying Scotsman became the first Steam Locomotive in Great Britain to officially reach a speed of 100 mph (160.9 km/h) clear proof for the LNER directors of the suitability of steam locomotives for express train service.
With a double chimney and the smoke deflectors installed in 1961, this model is the same as its real-life prototype. The famous head board is also accurately represented.
The cab includes detailed modelling of the boiler back head and the front of the tender. The cab lighting and the flickering in the fireboxare digitally controlled.
The imprinting on the Flying Scotsman with its fine striping on the locomotive and tender is applied with extreme precision. Intricately detailed boiler bands are separately applied.
The front of the Flying Scotsman is highly detailed and modelled as precisely as possible with lamps and copper piping.
Four-axle tender with permanently mounted axles and a buffer height adhering to the NEM.
The back of the tender is prototypically equipped with a lantern. The light can be switched to red for running light.
Discover now
Experience the new special model Flying Scotsman in the current Märklin TV Extra Episode. We look at the iconic locomotive and show interesting background information about the model and its prototype. Have fun watching!
Märklin Item 39968 Trix Item 22886 ➤ Completely new tooling ➤ For the 100th anniversary ➤ First time as H0 model ➤ A filigree metal construction ➤ Many separately applied details ➤ Factory-installed smoke unit ➤ Dynamic smoke exhaustß ➤ Buffer height to the NEM ➤ mfx+ / Digital-Decoder ➤ Discover on YouTube
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