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London North Eastern Railway A1 Class |
A 7mm scale (O Gauge) model of Royal Lancer, an early member of the London & North Eastern railway A1 class of locomotives, built in 1923 and broken up in November, 1963 (more details of the prototype A1 Class).
Recognising that I would never have time to build all the locomotives and rolling stock that I would like and that I did not know so much about the LNER, I decided to order a ready-to-run A1 from Sunset Models when they were announced in 2005. David Studley detailed and added the correct lining to my un-named and un-numbered model, which arrived in late 2007. However, there is a problem with the onboard Quantum QSI electronic control and sound system, which periodically shorts out bringing the train to a sudden and complete stand whilst the acceleration function restarts and the train slowly moves off once more. I have disabled the system to revert to traditional DC control until I can have the problem resolved.
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