BR A4 Class 4 6 2 60022 Mallard Era 4 Having been neglected during the wartime years while based at Grantham Shed, numbered as 22 and having been paired with a Corridor Tender, Mallard's prestige was restored with a move back to Kings Cross on 11 April, 1948, the last A4 to regain the Garter Blue Livery. British Railways experimented with their own versions of Blue and on 16 September, 1949, Mallard, now numbered 60022, emerged from Doncaster Works in the new BR Blue for Steam Locomotives. Length: 291mm DCC Type: DCC Ready Period: Era 4 (1948 - 1956) Operator/Livery: Early BR, Experimental Blue Class: A4 Class Designer: Sir Nigel Gresley Entered Service: 1938 Minimum Curve: R2 Age Suitability: 14+ Motor: 5 Pole Skew Wound Wheel Configuration: 4-6-2 Everyone loves a steam train and no model train set is complete without an engine heartily puffing its way along a branch line or nestling in an engine shed. Hornby steam locomotives are exquisitely built to our famous, exacting standards and all the authentic detailing from logos to rivets are meticulously executed to complement your layout.