SR and BR (SR) Models 5
No.72 is a 'USA' Class 0-6-0 tank. These
locos were brought over to England by the Americans during the preparations
for D-Day in 1944. Some never made it across the channel, and were purchased
by the Southern Railway for work in Southampton docks. This loco was constructed
from a South Eastern Finecast kit.
This is a model of an 'S15' Class goods loco. You
will notice the 'family' resemblance to the 'King Arthur'
Class locos - they are very similar, except for goods work, the driving
wheels are smaller in diameter. Built from a DJH kit.
This interesting little creature (and its
later incarnation below) is probably one of the smallest OO gauge locos I have ever
constructed. It is built from a South Eastern Finecast kit, and is a model
of a crane tank delivered to the S.E.C.R. in 1881 by Neilson & Co. Inherited
by the Southern Railway at the Grouping in 1923, it is shown here still
with its original cab, and wearing the service number of A234S.
In the late 1930s, A234S was rebuilt with
cab spectacle plates and renumbered. The inspiration for this particular
guise came from a 1946 photograph, hence the Bullied 'sunshine'
lettering. I'm not sure about the lining at this time in the loco's life,
but that's how my customer wanted it!
No.A161 is an 'H' Class 0-4-4 tank designed
by Wainwright originally for the South East and Chatham Railway. Built using
a South Eastern Finecast kit, it is shown here wearing the early post-Grouping
Southern Railway livery, with an "A" prefix to the number signifying
that the works responsible for maintenance was Ashford.
No.2096 is an 'E1/R' Class 0-6-2T. These
locos were converted from Stroudley 'E1' Class 0-6-0s in the 1920s by Maunsell,
when the need for more powerful engines for West Country branches was felt.
Maunsell simply enlarged the cabs and bunkers, and fitted spare 'N' Class
'Mogul' pony trucks to carry the extra weight. This loco was constructed
from a South Eastern Finecast kit.
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