Background

This started off as a cheap ebay find which turned out to have ruined cylinders, these were eventually replaced and the loco resprayed in a better shade of GWR green before adding Narrow Planet plates and weathering.  The plan was to sell in advance of the Hornby model’s arrival, but it didn’t sell and remains in the fleet.  It lacks a decoder and more likely than not will end up on ebay once again to raise funds towards a Hornby or Dapol replacement.  (If anyone would be interested in giving it a good home please drop me a pm to discuss purchase)

Usage:

There are two main uses, as motive power for the Exeter – Plymouth M Set (shared with quite a few other options) and as a banker helping freight trains up Dainton before switching lines in the station to reverse back down the hill.

Remaining work:

It needs DCC and lamps, or replacement with a 2020 generation model.