Hornby R3828

British Railways, 60163 Tornado 'The Aberdonian' Train Pack - Era 11

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 11 (2016 to 2023) Current Era

Manufacturer description

On 1 January 1927 the London & North Eastern Railway decided to officially adopt the name 'Aberdonian' for its sleeping car express between King's Cross and Aberdeen. It was timed to depart King's Cross at 7:40pm with a journey time to Aberdeen of a little over 11 hours.


By 1939 the train was departing King's Cross at 7:30pm. A restaurant car was provided as far as York. At Edinburgh, sections of train were disconnected to form services to Fort William and Mallaig, and Perth and Inverness. The Aberdeen section of the train called at Dundee, Arbroath, Montrose and Stonehaven, arriving in Aberdeen at 7:30am, a journey time of exactly 12 hours. The return journey left Aberdeen at 7:35pm, and arrived in King's Cross 11 hours 50 minutes later. 'The Aberdonian' continued during the Second World War with extended journey times, and improvements were only achieved with the introduction of the Deltic diesel locomotives, which reduced the journey time to 11 hours 10 minutes.


In 1971, British Rail withdrew the name 'Aberdonian' from the early evening departure from King's Cross, then timed at 7:55pm. The name 'Night Aberdonian' was then used on the 10:15pm King's Cross to Aberdeen sleeper service. 'The Aberdonian' name was revived in 2019 by The A1 Steam Locomotive Trust for its series of main line steam excursions from Edinburgh to Aberdeen hauled by its 2008 completed Peppercorn class A1 No. 60163 Tornado. The original Peppercorn class A1s frequently hauled "The Aberdonian" during the 1950s and No. 60158 was named Aberdonian.


This trainpack features Tornado in its distinctive Apple Green livery with three maroon liveried BR mark 1 carriages.


Details of how to travel on 'The Aberdonian' can be found at www.a1steam.com/railtours.

Catalogue listing

Brand:
Hornby
Product Code:
R3828
GTIN:
5055286671081
RRP:
£241.99
Release date:
September 2020

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Livery
BR plain green
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Colour
Apple Green
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Power pickup
Driving wheels and tender wheels
Motor
3 pole & flywheel
Running numbers
60163, 35185, 4856, 3096

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
Class A1 Peppercorn LNER
Operator
BR
Wheel arrangement
4-6-2
Max speed
100 mph
Designer
A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
Built
1948 to 1949, 2008
Built by
LNER Doncaster Darlington Works
Motive power
Steam
Total produced
15
Coach type
British Railways Mark 1
TOPS classification
BSK (Brake Standard Corridor)

* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

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