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The Flying Scotsman

Toy Train Set
1925-1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Meccano Ltd (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Liverpool (manufactured)

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.

Object details

Categories
Mechanical Toys
Toy Vehicles
Object type
Toy train set
Parts
This object consists of 13 parts.

  • Locomotive
  • Tender
  • Box
  • Snow Plough
  • Box
  • Coach
  • Box
  • Wagon
  • Coach
  • Box
  • Crane
  • Box
  • Box
TitleThe Flying Scotsman (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Painted metal; card
Metal
Painting
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 typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by H.J. Yallop
Object history
Given to the Museum by H.J. Yallop in 1969 [69/2618].
Subject depicted
Trains
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.46&1 to 6-1969

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1115391/the-flying-scotsman-toy-train-set-meccano-ltd/
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