Below is an old friend on the KWVR. Indeed if
you have followed the blog and read the potted
history of the KWVR it hauled the First Train
along with USA S100 No 72
Below are some pictures of a 7 1/4 inch gauge
model being built by Trevor Collyer at the Harrogate
Exhibition in 2012
Needless to say the workmanship of the model is
superb
Precisely replicated to scale
As a model engineer myself I very much admire
such high standards and of course a model that
will be a heritage item and a running one for
many years to come. Puts my own Tich and Juliet to shame
Trevor Collyer brought his
magnificent unpainted Ivatt Class 2T in 7.25” gauge to the Harrogate show in
2012. Starting point was the drawings by Dick Stockings for the BR Standard
Class 2T. These were modified to represent the Ivatt design on which the BR
locomotive was based. Trevor incorporated detail from a works GA (available from
Blackgates Engineering) and photographs of preserved locos at the Keighley &
Worth Valley and Mid-Hants railways. Two more are on the Isle of Wight.
Having seen the success of the Prairie tanks on the
Great Western, George Ivatt designed a 2-6-2 for the Midland. The 2T was based
on the earlier 2-6-2 designed by Stanier, which in turn were based on a Fowler
design. They were introduced between 1946 and 1952 and designed for light mixed
traffic work. They incorporated self-emptying ash pans and rocking grates.
No 41314 was one of the last batch built at Crewe and
one of 30 of the class allocated to the Southern Region.
Click on photos to
enlarge.
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