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BR Standard 9F class 2-10-0 no. 92018. Built and painted from the DJH kit by the late Graham Jaques with Slaters wheels and the DJH chain driven gears that they developed to suit this loco kit. Skillfully weathered by my good friend Pete Brinded of the Poachers of Lincoln O gauge group. The full size locos of this class, designed by Robert Riddles, were the final standard steam locomotives built for British Railways. Knicknamed “spaceships” because of the daylight visible above the wheels and below the boiler, these very impressive locos were regarded by many as the best steam locos ever built. Some of which only had an operational life of less than five years.
