The A4s were chosen by readers of Railway Magazine as the greatest locomotive design of the 20th century. Their sleek, streamlined shape was a novelty when they were introduced into service and they were the backbone of the route between London and Scotland, where they finished their working lives. David Clarke gets close up and personal with detail to delight the modeller.

For a picture of Wild Swan at the head of the Yorkshire Pullman, click on the cover illustration.

Ian Allan, 2005, 96 pages. Hardback.