R30458 Hornby Dublo: LNER - Class A4 - 2511 'Silver King' (Silver Jubilee Collection)

A striking member of Sir Nigel Gresley’s legendary A4 Pacific fleet, the Hornby Dublo LNER ‘A4’ Class 2511 ‘Silver King’ brings streamlined power and timeless elegance to the 90th Anniversary Collection. 

Expertly crafted, this model has a flickering firebox and is DCC Ready with a 21-pin socket, allowing for easy digital conversion. The body and chassis is manufactured from die-cast metal for maximum traction and has a 5 pole motor to power this impressive express locomotive. This enables it to haul any rake of coaches at impressive speeds.

With its distinctive silver livery and powerful presence, ‘Silver King’ is a fitting tribute to one of the most celebrated locomotives of the LNER’s streamlined fleet.

History

Starting life in November 1935, ‘Silver King’ was immediately employed on ‘Silver Jubilee’ trains in its striking silver/grey livery, based at London’s King’s Cross shed, known to railwaymen as ‘Top Shed’. 

It received Garter Blue in April 1938, and was then painted plain black with ‘NE’ on the tender in April 1943, at which point the side skirting was removed. After various allocation changes, it received its final LNER number 16 while based at Gateshead. 

It finished its career as BR 60016 based at Aberdeen Ferryhill and was used on the three-hour expresses between Aberdeen and Glasgow. It was retired in March 1965.