{"product_id":"br-a4-class-bittern-60019-g-gathering","title":"BR A4 Class Bittern 60019 G\/gathering","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilt in 1937 at the LNER's Doncaster Works, 'Bittern' was the twenty-fourth A4 Class locomotive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Bittern' started its working life-based at the Heaton Shed, Newcastle, and operated the famous Flying Scotsman train on the section between London King's Cross and Newcastle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Second World War 'Bittern' was painted in black and was switched from hauling high-speed passengers to heavy freight trains. This was not what the A4s were designed for, and this coupled with poor maintenance took its toll causing them to fall into a poor condition by the close of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Bittern' is one of only three of the surviving A4 Class locomotives to still hold a mainline certificate which enables it to operate special rail excursions around the UK. Since being in preservation 'Bittern' has worn the identities of a number of its scrapped Classmates including 'Dominion of New Zealand' and 'Silver Link', the first ever A4 Class locomotive built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs modelled here 'Bittern' has returned to its original livery of LNER Garter Blue, especially for the 'Mallard 75 - A4 Gathering' event at the National Railway Museum in York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corgi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41260816335004,"sku":"ST97504","price":74.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0585\/9095\/3628\/products\/ST97504.webp?v=1663042424","url":"https:\/\/www.harveynorman.lol\/products\/br-a4-class-bittern-60019-g-gathering","provider":"Hobbyco","version":"1.0","type":"link"}