{"product_id":"mallard-lner-live-steam-4-6-2","title":"'MALLARD' LNER Live Steam 4-6-2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis model is now discontinued.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSir Nigel Gresley's magnificent A4 Pacifics can well be regarded as the zenith of British steam locomotive development.  Puissant as well as capable of hard work, the class rightly holds a special place in the annals of British railway history. Gresley was impressed with sustained high speed running being recorded in both Germany and the United States but considered that further development of his A3 4-6-2s would produce a locomotive able to match these speeds but with a much greater load.  A series of trials were carried out, to confirm that a modified A3 design would be sufficient, A1\u003cem\u003e Flying Scotsman\u003c\/em\u003e breaking 100mph, and A3\u003cem\u003e Papyrus\u003c\/em\u003e managing to set a speed record of 108mph. With these trials complete, the LNER Board gave Gresley the go-ahead to create the 'Silver Jubilee' streamlined trains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 'Silver Jubilee' was designed as a complete streamlined train including streamlined coaches. These had valances between the bogies and flexible covers over the coach ends. Although this restricted their use, it maximised the streamlining effects and proved useful for publicity! The streamlined A4s had many improvements under their elegant skins, streamlined steam and exhaust passages, increased boiler pressures and corridor tenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. 4468 \u003cem\u003eMallard\u003c\/em\u003e was built at Doncaster in 1938 and is historically significant as the holder of the world speed record for steam locomotives, 126mph, attained during a high speed test run in July 1938. As a class, the A4 accumulated enormous mileages and were the backbone of LNER expresses before and after WW2.  During the war they lost their valances (to ease maintenance) as well as their Garter Blue livery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix survived into preservation, two of them, \u003cem\u003eDwight D. Eisenhower\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDominion of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e, in North America.  The four that remained in Britain, \u003cem\u003eMallard\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSir Nigel Grelsey\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnion of South Africa\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBittern\u003c\/em\u003e, have all steamed in the last few decades and although the National Railway Museum is unlikely to re-steam\u003cem\u003e Mallard\u003c\/em\u003e, the other three continue to perform on preserved railways and the main line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur A4, developed by the Gauge 1 Model Co., was to have been available in 2018. Unfortunately the acquisition of Aster production by the factory and the combined pressure of a fall in the value of sterling and inexpensive imports reduced the number pre-ordered to below an economic minimum and we had to take the hard decision to cancel the batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-style-span\"\u003eSpecification:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: 1:32\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGauge: 45mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength over buffers: 670mm (26½ inches)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: 90mm (3½ inches)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 130mm (5¼ inches)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMin Radius: 2m (6′ 6″)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoiler: Spirit fired, flue type\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking Pressure: 60psi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversing Gear: Slip eccentric, two cylinders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuel: Spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoiler Fittings: Safety valves, pressure gauge, water gauge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCab Controls: Steam regulator, blower, spirit control, lubricator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpirit tank in tender, Axle water pump with bypass valve, Water hand pump with check valve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConstruction:  Copper boiler, Brass boiler jacket, Brass cab, Brass tender, Steel drivers and valve gear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVersions available subject to production batch:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS32-10A LNER A4 'MALLARD' 4-6-2 - LNER GARTER BLUE WITH VALANCES\u003cbr\u003eS32-10B LNER A4 4-6-2 - LNER GARTER BLUE WITH VALANCES (UN-NAMED, UN-NUMBERED)\u003cbr\u003eS32-10C BR (EX LNER) A4 'MALLARD' 4-6-2 - BR GREEN, EARLY EMBLEM, NO VALANCES\u003cbr\u003eS32-10D BR (EX LNER) A4 4-6-2 - BR GREEN, EARLY EMBLEM, NO VALANCES (UN-NAMED, UN-NUMBERED)\u003cbr\u003eS32-10E BR (EX LNER) A4 'MALLARD' 4-6-2 - BR GREEN, LATE CREST, NO VALANCES\u003cbr\u003eS32-10F BR (EX LNER) A4 4-6-2 - BR GREEN, LATE CREST, NO VALANCES (UN-NAMED, UN-NUMBERED)\u003cbr\u003eS32-10F LNER A4 4-6-2 - WARTIME BLACK, 'NE', NO VALANCES (UN-NAMED, UN-NUMBERED)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Accucraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58488967266678,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0460\/3527\/1846\/files\/S32-10A-1.jpg?v=1788965297","url":"https:\/\/www.maidstone-engineering.com\/products\/mallard-lner-live-steam-4-6-2","provider":"Maidstone Engineering Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}