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Expected delivery commencing March/April 2022.

The Patriot was a class of 52 express passenger steam locomotives built for the London Midland and Scottish Railway. These 52 locomotives had a quite varied history, and although they can be considered as being introduced in 1930, under the supervision of Henry Fowler, they were based on the ex-LNWR 'Claughton' class 4-6-0, and officially described as rebuilds thereof. In Fowler's Patriot design of 1930, some locomotives retained the wheels and other chassis details of the 'Claughton' design. The intermediate traffic types so produced were also known as the “Baby Scot” class, and the similarity in design of the parallel boiler versions were unmistakeable.

The 52 Patriots were residents of the Northwest for the greater part of their lives – in 1950 only seven could be seen outside this area, at Willesden, Camden and Bushbury. Most were stabled at Crewe North, and Carlisle Upperby, and the position was much the same by the mid-fifties, although Holyhead and Warrington had lost their allocations. Longsight, and Edge Hill still maintained a number, but with the increasing use of diesels in the late fifties, and the expansion of electrification, suitable work was beginning to disappear. By 1964, only five remained in service, four of which were shared between Carlisle Upperby and Kingmoor sheds, whilst Holyhead retained 45530. None were in service by January 1st, 1967.

The ACE Trains Patriot comprises - All metal construction, Precision engineered, Flywheel drive, Custom made gearbox, Individually tested, All wheels flanged, Sprung buffers, 2R-off-3R function switch, Detailed cab back-head with firebox glow, Operates on 0-20V DC, Working front lights and Will run on radii down to 27"

Expected delivery May / June 2022

The “Golden Arrow” (French: Flèche d'Or) was a luxury boat train of the Southern Railway and later British Railways. It linked London with Dover, where passengers took the ferry to Calais to join the Flèche d'Or for the onward journey to Paris. In 1929 The Southern Railway introduced a Pullman service between London Victoria and Dover and launched a new first class only ship, the Canterbury, for the ferry crossing. The train usually consisted of 10 British Pullman cars, hauled by one of the Southern Railway's Lord Nelson class locomotives. In 1931 ordinary first- and third-class carriages were added and the ferry, Canterbury, was modified to allow other classes of passenger. In 1951 a new set of Pullman coaches were built.

The ACE Trains Golden Arrow Pullman Coaches comprise - All metal construction, Printed tinplate, Precision engineered, Individually tested, Operates on 0-20V DC, 2R-off-3R function switch, Fully detailed throughout including detailed interior seating, Full working interior table lamps (where fitted), Working brake coach lights (where fitted), Magnetic coach connectors, will run on radii down to 27inch, interchangeable wheels (fine scale) optional and Interchangeable roofs (from white to grey optional).

Three versions of the Luggage vans are available in SR Green, BR Red and Pullman Brown and Cream comprising - All metal construction, Printed tinplate, Precision engineered, Individually tested, 2/3 rail running fitted with insulated wheels, Fully detailed exterior throughout, magnetic coach connectors, will run on radii down to 24 inch (2ft) interchangeable wheels (fine scale) optional.

Anticipated delivery July 2022

The British Rail Class 55 diesel locomotives were built in 1961 and 1962 by English Electric for British Railways. They were designed for the high-speed express passenger services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) between Edinburgh and London King's Cross. They gained the name "Deltic" from the prototype locomotive, DP1 Deltic which in turn was named after its Napier Deltic power units.

Twenty-two locomotives were built, particularly for the route from London to Leeds and Edinburgh, until 1978. They were subsequently relegated to semi-fast services on the Kings Cross to York, Edinburgh and Hull routes and continued on sleeper services along the ECML.

Other occasional destinations included Cleethorpes, Stockport, Liverpool Lime Street and Aberdeen. All were withdrawn from service between January 1980 and December 1981.

Six locomotives entered preservation during 1982 and 1983: one by the National Railway Museum, three by the Deltic Preservation Society and two by the Deltic 9000 Fund.

The ACE Trains Deltic comprises - All metal construction, Precision engineered, Individually tested, Sprung buffers, 2R-off-3R function switch, Sound on-off function switch, Operates on 0-20V DC, Will run on radii down to 36 inches, Operating directional cab lights and Supplied with jewelled lamps and discs.