Locomotive

Description

Model of Alma class broad gauge locomotive 'Hirondelle', made to a scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot, by Bassett-Lowke Ltd, Northampton, 1937

Museum reference

T.1937.86

Collection

Transport

Object name

Locomotive, Model

Production information

Messrs Twinings Ltd, Possible model maker
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1937

Associations

Depicted: Hirondelle (locomotive)
Maker of original: Great Western Railway
Swindon, Wiltshire, England, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Window on the World (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
window on the world