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NER T2 class no. 1249. (LNER Q6 class)

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NER no. 1249
NER no. 1249
NER Worsdell T2 class no. 1249. (LNER Q6 class). Built and basically painted on commission by myself from the DJH Piercy kit, which includes parts to build a non-working representation of the inside motion. The loco has been superbly lined out in North Eastern Railway goods loco livery by John Cockcroft of Nottingham. Gearbox and wheels by Slaters Plasticard have been used in the build. Numberplates are supplied by Severnmill. Work started on the build on 20th October 2016 and finished on 3rd April 2017. Build time 106.5 hours. Current collection is by the American method, where the loco collects from one rail and the tender from the other. The insulated wheels have been shorted by thin wire behind a spoke on one or other side of the loco and tender. An insulated drawbar and fallplate is needed with this system and in my experience, with care, it works very well. This model has recently been converted to DCC/sound with a Zimo 645R decoder, switchable between DC and DCC by Richard Pogson.

BR Britannia class no. 70052 Firth of Tay

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Firth of Tay
BR Britannia class no. 70052 Firth of Tay. Built and painted  by myself from the DJH kit. This was the first model loco that anyone commissioned me to build. Lining transfers by Fox Transfers. My client was to become a very good friend, Stuart Tebbert. He had two DJH Britannia kits at that time and asked me if I would take the second as part payment, to which I agreed. That kit became 70049 Solway Firth, which is part of my collection. Very sadly I had to attend Stuart’s funeral earlier this year. He taught me a lot, (mainly about wheeling and dealing!) and is greatly missed.

LNWR Claughton class no. 1159 Ralph Brocklebank

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Ralph Brocklebank
Ralph Brocklebank
LNWR Claughton class no. 1159 Ralph Brocklebank. Built and basically painted by myself from the David Andrews. At a later date, I had the model expertly lined out for me by John Cockcroft. In addition, also in the photo is LNWR George V class Perseus. This model, one of my early built, painted and lined (using P.C. transfers) jobs, is from the excellent value for money Javelin kit. I sold Perseus to the late Mr. Les Hargreaves of Derby around 15 years ago. Les, for a long time was the secretary of the East Midlands O gauge group,  The photos were taken on the LNWR shed scene layout of Mr. Simon Fountain. At the time, whilst the layout was on display at the Crewe Works open day in 2005, Simon was secretary of the London & North Western Railway Society.

The whereabouts of one of the original nameplates from Ralph Brocklebank is known to be held by the LNWR Society. The other was sold at an Adam Partridge auction in Liverpool in 2015 at a hammer price of £6,600. Consequently, the buyer then seems to have turned it round to the Great Central Railwayana Auction at Stoneleigh on the 10th March 2018 where it realised £8,800.

The original locomotive was part of the Claughton class designed by Charles Bowen Cooke and introduced in 1913. It became famous for two magnificent trial runs, made over the LNWR main line in 1914. Showing what the design was really capable of, it set new standards of power for British express locomotives. A maximum indicated horsepower of 1669 at 69 mph was recorded just above Tebay on the climb to Shap with the maximum permitted load of 360 tons.

LNER (ex NBR) D32 class no. 9887

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LNER 9887.
 LNER (ex NBR) D32 class no. 9887. Built and painted (unlined) by myself on commission from the Majestic Models kit, with Portescap motor and gears unit and american pick-ups. Lining added using a bow-pen by John Cockcroft.

The Majestic Models proprietor and designer of this excellent kit, the late George Dawson, was a smashing chap. After I had bought my first kit, a Connoisseur J71 tank,  from him in 1990, he became a very good friend. To say that he taught me loads about building O gauge models, is a massive understatement.