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A nicely made 3 1/2 inch gauge Canterbury & Whitstable "Invicta" to LBSC's "Canterbury Lamb" design, the original engine built in 1830 by Robert Stephenson & Company, the next locomotive they built after "Rocket".

I remember being taken to see the engine in Canterbury by my father nearly fifty years ago. It had been presented to the city by the South Eastern & Chatham Railway in 1906, having been acquired by them in 1840 on taking over the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway. Amazingly, back in the seventies it was displayed outside, protected only by a simple iron fence and exposed to the elements!

In 1977 it was cosmetically restored, these days housed indoors at the Whitstable Museum.

The model has had a hydraulic test - the boiler is sound and warrantied as such, it's a beautifully made thing. The engine will need a new dome gasket and attention to a leaking regulator if intended for regular use - the chassis runs well on air.

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