The Easterner Train Set
Hornby’s The Easterner train set is a perfect starting point for a journey into the new and exciting world of TT:120 scale. Featuring a replica of the iconic Gresley ‘A4’ 4-6-2, three BR Mk1 carriages and the track and controller, it has everything you need to get started in the hobby. Buy now from the Key Model World Shop for £175.99 (RRP £194.99).
The Gresley ‘A4’ 4-6-2s were introduced in 1935 with striking art-deco streamlining and the locomotives became synonymous as the premier motive power of the London North Eastern Railway. This complete train set for TT:120 scale from Hornby portrays an A4-hauled express of the East Coast Mainline in the late 1950s and early 1960s, with ‘A4’ 60004 William Whitelaw in popular British Railways late crest green livery. The ‘A4’ is accompanied by three Mk1 carriages in BR lined maroon, with two Composite Corridors (CK) and one Brake Second Corridor (BSK).
The locomotive is highly detailed, capturing the distinctive streamlining with double chimney and no valances. The accurate corridor tender features a Next18 decoder socket in the tender together with a 15mm x 11mm cube speaker making it a simple locomotive to upgrade to digital sound with Hornby Triplex Sound Bluetooth decoders or other brands.
The set contains an oval of track with third radius curves measuring 137cm x 91cm which can be expanded with additional track packs from the Hornby TT:120 range. It also has a point and siding, analogue controller, transformer and rerailer.
Product highlights include:
- Gresley ‘A4’ 4-6-2 60004 ‘William Whitelaw’ in BR late crest lined green
- DCC ready locomotive with a Next18 decoder socket
- Factory fitted 15mm x 11mm cube speaker for simple sound upgrades
- Three Mk1 Carriages in British Railways lined maroon
- Third radius circuit of track measuring 137cm x 91cm
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