Famous trains
The theme of famous trains will be met on the 00-scale model railway in Derby by running examples of well-known trains from different periods in the 20th and 21st century history of railways in Britain. We have aspirations to run trains similar to those listed here (not all at the same time!). Our aim is that every visitor will recognise at least some of these trains from his or her own life experience, many of which are trains that run or ran in the Derby area. The most famous trains are highlighted in ..... Famous Trains plum colour.
21st century
High speed train (HST) – East Midlands Trains
Voyager – Cross Country and/or Virgin Trains
Meridian – East Midlands Trains
Diesel multiple units – East Midlands Trains 158 or 153, Cross Country 170, Northern Pacer
Class 66 diesel with bogie coal wagons – Freightliner Heavy Haul
Class 60 diesel with bogie stone wagons - EWS
1980s to 1990s
HSTs – Midland Mainline and/or Virgin Cross Country
Class 47 diesel with mark 2s - Virgin Cross Country
Diesel multiple unit – Central Trains
Class 58 with 100ton oil tanks – BR Railfreight
Class 56 diesel with MGR coal wagons – EWS
Class 60 diesel with steel train – Mainline Freight or Load Haul
1965-1979
HSTs – BR InterCity, BR blue-and-grey
Deltic with mark 2fs – BR east coast main line: could be The Talisman
Class 45 with mark 1s – as on Midland main line
BR DMUs of classes 142, 150, 156, 158
Mixed freights with BR green or blue diesels
BR steam and early diesel years 1948-1965
Named trains such as:
The Midland Pullman diesel unit
The Palatine (London St Pancras to Manchester via Derby) with Royal Scot or Jubilee
The Cornishman – London Midland Region and Western Region with Patriot or Jubilee
The Bournemouth Belle – Southern Region Pullman train with Merchant Navy 4-6-2
Early DMUs
Steam-hauled local and branch line trains
Slow goods trains
Former railways – LMS, LNER, GWR, SR
The Flying Scotsman train with 4472 or Mallard pulling it
The Royal Scot with a Royal Scot or Stanier Pacific pulling it
The Cornish Riviera Express with a GWR King class
The Coronation Scot (London Euston to Glasgow streamliner)
The Silver Jubilee (London King’s Cross to Edinburgh streamliner)
The Golden Arrow – Southern Railway Pullman train with Bulleid Pacific
The Bournemouth Limited –pre-war Southern express with Schools 4-4-0
Steam hauled local and branch trains
GWR diesel railcar
As the model railway in Derby becomes well established, further trains will be added. We reserve the right to substitute any or all trains on this list as suitable models come on the market and/or as existing models wear out.
NB: When this web site is further developed, you will be able to follow links to more detailed, historical descriptions of many of these famous trains.
This web site is managed by volunteer Clark Johnson (also Webmaster of www.thedailyrail.co.uk - railway modelling for beginners).
