LNER A3 CLASS FOR 5” GAUGE
Order in the name and livery of your choice
The LNER A3
The world famous “Flying Scotsman” is probably the name that most readily comes to mind out of the 78 A3’s that saw service on Britain’s railways. All locomotives received double chimneys by 1960 and subsequently most were fitted with German style “trough” smoke deflectors following complaints from drivers in respect to poor visibility. 4472 was the first steam locomotive to be officially recorded at 100 mph. The A3’s saw service over most parts of the LNER system. The final locomotive, 60052 was withdrawn in 1966. Before the war the A3’s were painted in LNER green livery, but carried unlined black 1939-45. They were re-painted in LNER green following the war. A majority of locomotives then carried BR blue livery before all were re-painted in BR brunswick green with orange/black lining. Early, or later, lion crests were carried according to period.
The Model
This coal-fired model features three cylinders and outside Walschaerts valve gear. The copper boiler is silver soldered and hydraulically tested to twice working pressure, CE and UKCA marked. The body casing is assembled using etched brass sheet. This development of this model has been supervised by our award winning professional engineer Mike Pavie and the batch is being built by the same manufacturer who supplied our much acclaimed Coronation Class locomotive. The A3 Class model is supplied fully built and ready-to-run, painted and lined in either LNER green, or BR lined green. We will supply your choice of nameplate. As testament to our confidence in the quality of this model each locomotive will be supplied with a full 12 months warranty. All models will be subject to a pre-delivery inspection and boiler test. Our after sales service is considered by customers to be second-to-none.
Limited Availability
We have reserved factory capacity for the manufacture of just 25 models. We may be able to increase this a little, but cannot guarantee additional stock availability. Once the batch is completed it is unlikely we will commission further production of the A3 Class for a number of years, if at all. For orders received now the model is scheduled to complete its build in August 2023.
Free p&p worth £195.00 if you order early. We will offer free p&p on any order placed within 28 days as a thank you for your early order.
Delivery and Payment
The order book is now open and you can reserve your model now for a deposit of just £1,995.00. We will request an interim payment of
£5,000 in April 2023 as the build of your model progresses, a further stage payment of £5,000 in June 2023 and a final payment of £3,000 on build completion.