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In 2008, Hornby Model Railways released Stanier's 4MT as a OO gauge ready-to-run model. [2] Two versions were due to be released; one in LMS Black, the other in BR Black (early and late). A pre-war O gauge model of this locomotive was produced by Marklin for Bassett-Lowke models in 1937; this continued in UK production by Winteringham until 1957.
A 'Birmingham Dribbler', Stevens's Model Dockyard, England, around 1890. Birmingham Dribbler or carpet railway describes a type of very early model railway. It is a bit of a misnomer, as the railway featured a model live steam railway locomotive, but no track – the locomotive was simply run across the floor. In some cases, the front wheels ...
Introducing model steam locomotive construction. London: K. Dickson, 1981 (114 p). The model steam locomotive: a complete treatise on design and construction. Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire: Argus Books, 1983 (208 p). Rob Roy and William: two 3 1/2in. gauge locomotives. London: Argus Books, c.1987 (219 p). Model locomotive and marine boilers ...
Lillian "Curly" Lawrence (September 27, 1883 – November 4, 1967), known as LBSC, was one of Britain's most prolific and well known model or scale-steam-locomotive designers. [1] LBSC were the initials of Britain's London, Brighton and South Coast Railway , where he was once employed as a fireman.
An 18-inch minimum gauge model of No. 1 was built in 1898, at the Regent Street Polytechnic, from a set of parts supplied by W. G. Bagnall. Amongst the students at Regent Street who worked on the model was Henry Greenly who later became a celebrated miniature locomotive builder and supplied locomotives for the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway.
On 13 October 1939, No. 5025 was hauling an express passenger train from Euston to Stranraer (pilot to locomotive 6130 The West Yorkshire Regiment, an LMS Royal Scot Class 4-6-0) when it was in collision with locomotive LNWR Class G1 0-8-0 9169, which was attaching a van to the rear of an Inverness train at Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, severely ...
Model (2002) of the steam locomotive constructed in Russia by the Cherepanovs (1834) Bury 2-2-0 for the London and Birmingham Railway. Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-2-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, two powered driving wheels on one axle, and no trailing wheels.
Baldwin 60000 is an experimental steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone, Pennsylvania, in 1926, during the height of the railroading industry. It received its number for being the 60,000th locomotive built by Baldwin. [2] It was designed to be the best locomotive that Baldwin ever made.