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Another complete (in itself) loco collection possibility now - part 8

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The final piece in the jigsaw arrived this week - a LNER J11 representing the ex-Great Central.

 

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Originally I was planning to wait for Bachmann to produce the J11 in Great Central lined black.

However, at the Pontefract model railway show, I tracked down and bought a copy of T.B. Maund's "The Wirral Railway and its predecessors" published by Lightmoor Press.

 

On reading through the book, I found I could bring forward the timeline of the Wirral Railway livery well into 1923. Page 132 of his book says:

"It is thought that no. 6 [the ex-L&Y 2-4-2T] was originally allocated No. 10638 in the L&Y series but it is extremely unlikely that it carried it. It is known to have been painted in LM&S red with crest by June 1924."

 

I've always liked the transition era just after BR was nationalised so I thought I could do the same with the LMS and LNER in 1923.

The LMS quickly withdrew the ex-Wirral rolling stock to be replaced by ex-LNWR bogie stock, which carried its former owner's livery for some time before it was repainted into LMS maroon (Maund, p.131) it appears from photos that ex-LNWR 50' arc-roofed and elliptical roofed carriages were drafted to the ex-Wirral lines running in four coach rakes.

 

Therefore for mid-late 1923, I could justify owning stock in Wirral, LNWR and GCR liveries, as well as the then new LMS and LNER schemes.

If I can track down any of the former PC Models LNWR non-corridor kits with their printed acetate sides, this could be achievable.

 

Also owning a J11 in LNER livery has other advantages - they're more appropriate for mixed traffic work and some were drafted to the ex-M&GN in 1936.

 

The only additions I would make to this collection would be if I moved and found I was living somewhere where the predominant pre-grouping companies weren't represented in my fleet.

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webbcompound

It looks from the photos as if No6 stayed in L&Y livery, though with a new number (the corners of the panel lining are the give away. The PC kits come up on e-bay from time to time.

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Yes, it was in L&Y livery during its time with the Wirral, except that the Wirral's oval brass numberplates replaced the L&Y crest.

I bought two postcard prints of the loco, one of them shows No. 6 (the 6 is obscured) on the front bufferbeam, but haven't yet come across anything showing the rear bufferbeam, but photographic evidence from other Wirral Rly locos show they also had No. x painted on the rear bufferbeam.

Due to its late arrival at a time of economy measures for the railway, the loco never carried the full Wirral livery.

I may consider painting a wagon and/or model a carriage in their livery to redress the balance but I didn't want to pass up an opportunity to model a loco that's available in RTR which represents something personal to me.

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