The LNER Class J6 0-6-0s were the final development of a long line of mixed traffic 0-6-0 tender locos for the Great Northern Railway. The 521 series of 15 engines were designed by H A Ivatt, and built at Doncaster in 1911. They were designated as GNR Class J22. After Mr Ivatt's retirement at...
It's been a while since I had a finished commission to show off. Looking back, it seems the last completed builds were in the summer of 2016. It seems so long ago.
Anyway, here's 10001, as built and entering service on British Railways metals in the middle of 1948.
The first two...
It's been a while since I've posted anything on here but since I have I've sold most my 4mm fleet and I've jumped up to 7mm.
It started with a few beers and next thing I knew I'd ordered a blue Dapol 08, nearly two months on I've got a green one and a blue Class 40, not to mention 2 Class 37's...
As some of you may have realised I have a penchant for these things!! I have two GJH kits which have been much hacked about.
I am doing a pair of them, one powered the other a trailer, through wired for pickups and cab lighting.
I used one of my GJH ones as a reference for dimensions and came up...