Hornby R1255M Flying Scotsman Train Set - Analogue & R8221 00 Gauge Track Extension Pack A

The media could not be loaded.  A great railway and train. Ideal for a newbie like me. Easy to assemble and use. I set it up on my carpet and it worked really well. I would recommend.

not quite the quality i thought it would be never-the-less pretty good value for the money

I found this to be a great starter kit if embarking on the model railway hobby. Engine and carriages are great as is the track.The only thing to be aware is the controller that comes with it isn't great. I'm using a Hornby HM2000 for my layout instead. Gauegmaster also good.But otherwise, happy days 😀

The loco and carriages are nicely detailed and the track and fishplates work well, the controller could do with a upgrade as the forward and reverse slide switch is very stiff and takes a lot of pressure to move it. worst of all is the coupling from the loco to the tender is very weak and flimsy eg keeps dropping off the tender which also could do with a decent upgrade. Take a look at the older hornby flying scotsman how the tender attaches to the train you will see it is more stronger and robust.

Great train set

I bought this for my grandsons birthday. He is autistic and I thought this trainset would be an ideal present for a five year old . However I felt and I am sure he felt the same that the train stopped after a few seconds . The controller does not work properly but how do you explain that to an autistic child with tears in his eyes that all he wants is to see the train go round and round. So I bought another controler from Amazon hence it works well but now the engine runs by itself but when you couple carriages onto it it runs slowly and struggles. I must say how disappointed I am with this Hornby product as I have always felt they are top on their field . All I want is my grandson to have something to give him hours of pleasure as he just loves watching the train and playing with it as he is the station master in his head !! Thank you Tony Kerry

Bought this for my grandson for Christmas and to make sure that everything worked my husband set it up. (And played with it all afternoon). A bit fiddly getting the track assembled and my main concern was the controller. From reading reviews a lit seemed to have ones that didn’t work which is why we set it up. Value for money? Yes possibly. The controller is a bit flimsy and cheap looking. Not sure how long it will last. Also no rail map so have had to send for one. The controller in the flying Scotsman set appears to be a better quality. It’s fir a 5 year old so would recommend .

My youngest son bought this with his Christmas money, and he's really chuffed (sorry) with it - it comes with everything needed to get started. The loco is very well detailed, and runs extremely smoothly. Given the price of the items separately, this set is great value. Looks like I now have to make him a base board and find a home for it...