This was the beginnings of one man's resurrection of an LMS Pacific to LBSC's "Princess Royal" design for 2 1/2 inch gauge. He started out with an elderly part-built engine which came up for sale at the local club - the wheels and frames were pretty dreadful but the cylinders he deemed worth of saving. Having sent off for a set of drawings and copy of LBSC's "words and music", he set to and machined up a new set of wheels, made a crank axle with rods, axles boxes for all wheels (including beautifully done little split boxes for the crank axle) and a front bogie. Next step is the frames, the steel is included.
gauge | 2 1/2 inch |