The Flying Scotsman
Toy Train Set
1925-1930 (made)
1925-1930 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Electric train set comprising a locomotive, tender and other coaches, all Hornby 0-gauge:
Engine - E.320 locomotive (20 volt electric), automatic reversing, L.2471. Green metal. Named 'Flying Scotsman'. 4472.
Tender with batteries; 'LNER'; 'Hornby'; there are chips of coal to cover the batteries.
Snowplough, G.W. Hornby.
Pullman 'Grosvenor', with concertina doorway, no.2 special.
Cattle truck, N.E. Hornby.
No 2. special Pullman coach composite: 'Arcadia', with concertina doorway.
Breakdown van and crane.
There are original boxes for all parts.
Engine - E.320 locomotive (20 volt electric), automatic reversing, L.2471. Green metal. Named 'Flying Scotsman'. 4472.
Tender with batteries; 'LNER'; 'Hornby'; there are chips of coal to cover the batteries.
Snowplough, G.W. Hornby.
Pullman 'Grosvenor', with concertina doorway, no.2 special.
Cattle truck, N.E. Hornby.
No 2. special Pullman coach composite: 'Arcadia', with concertina doorway.
Breakdown van and crane.
There are original boxes for all parts.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 13 parts.
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| Title | The Flying Scotsman (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted metal; card |
| Brief description | The Flying Scotsman locomotive and other railway equipment made in England by Meccano in the late 1920s |
| Physical description | Electric train set comprising a locomotive, tender and other coaches, all Hornby 0-gauge: Engine - E.320 locomotive (20 volt electric), automatic reversing, L.2471. Green metal. Named 'Flying Scotsman'. 4472. Tender with batteries; 'LNER'; 'Hornby'; there are chips of coal to cover the batteries. Snowplough, G.W. Hornby. Pullman 'Grosvenor', with concertina doorway, no.2 special. Cattle truck, N.E. Hornby. No 2. special Pullman coach composite: 'Arcadia', with concertina doorway. Breakdown van and crane. There are original boxes for all parts. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by H.J. Yallop |
| Object history | Given to the Museum by H.J. Yallop in 1969 [69/2618]. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.46&1 to 6-1969 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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