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London & Birmingham Railway horsebox

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I’ve wanted one of these for ages so I’m pleased to be able to complete this tiny L&BR horsebox this weekend.

 

The excellent masters were made by Simon Turner from a drawing published in Samuel Brees’ magnum opus. The kit is very simple and went together well. 
 

Also took the opportunity to photograph a couple of other ‘bits’, my 0-4-2 banking engine, again from a drawing in Brees who claims it to be ‘Hercules’ of the London & Croydon railway. Unfortunately we now know this to be cobblers as ‘Hercules’ was a 2-2-2 by Rennie looking very similar to Sharps locos of the period. This engine looks rather too continental to be a British engine, but all the more interesting for the mystery surrounding it’s origins. Runs very sweetly thanks to the Portescap squeezed up front, and is one of my favourites.

 

The SER coffee pot loco pulling a load of London & Croydon Railway atmospheric tubes was cast at Ashford and constructed at Bricklayers Arms where it served as a shunter. It’s a bit late for my period at BA but I couldn’t resist it. After all, it’s more relevant than the London & Birmingham stock which we can be absolutely sure never ventured south of the Thames in the 1840s!

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MikeOxon

Wonderful modelling, as usual.  I especially like the load of atmospheric  pipes.  You make me feel that I model too modern a period :)

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39 minutes ago, MikeOxon said:

Wonderful modelling, as usual.  I especially like the load of atmospheric  pipes.  You make me feel that I model too modern a period :)

Thank you. I wouldn’t say the Broad Gauge is too modern. If I wasn’t up to my neck in standard gauge of the 1840s I’d be modelling the BG too.

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Lovely modelling!

The banking engine looks very similar to the Bury rebuilds of 1850/1. A slightly different firebox, that seems the most difference. Anyway, keep producing these glorious early builds, absolutely delightful! Cheers Ian1665062123_Buryrebuild.jpg.c72221e4290c2482aea4c19c6f9b3d3c.jpg

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oh, and inside as opposed to outside cylinders! So not very close at all really!

 

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2 hours ago, ianmaccormac said:

oh, and inside as opposed to outside cylinders! So not very close at all really!

 

No, not really, but the Bury rebuild would make a lovely model too.

May I drop a heavy hint to have access to that rather interesting drawing you’ve posted please?

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