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LNER 4-6-2 Class A4
A print will be produced if there is sufficient interest – click to access the online for
Price: TBA
Scale: 8 mm/ft – 568 mm over buffers
Paper Size: 720 mm x 305 mm (28.3 in x 12 in)
Limited Edition Run: 250 – signed and numbered
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Draw Details
If printed the first signed and numbered print of Merlin (1/250) will be allocated by a draw.
To be entered into this draw you must make an advance order in the three weeks prior to the publication date.
If you would like to be notified when advance orders are being taken just fill in the online LNER A4 Form.
No. 60027 Merlin – 1951
The A4 class pacifics were designed by Nigel Gresley to haul the LNER’s high speed services. No.4486 Merlin was one of the second batch built, which were named after birds, and was sent to Edinburgh’s Haymarket shed. It was later renumbered 588 and subsequently 27.
In May 1946 plaques depicting the badge of HMS Merlin, the Royal Naval Air Station at Donibristle, Fife, Scotland, were attached to the cab side, they were moved to the boiler sides in 1948. Merlin was a regular on the non-stop services between London and Edinburgh and became known as ‘magnificent Merlin’ by enthusiasts. It is show in 1951 condition when painted in British Railways 8P blue livery.
Built: Doncaster, March 1937 Valance Removed: December 1941 |
Double Chimney: February 1958 Withdrawn: September 1965 |