L&YR/LMS/BR.Class 25 Barton Wright 0-6-0

L&Y motive power was in such a poor state when Barton Wright arrived in 1875 that he had to move quickly. He began with a new goods engine and he had to go to outside builders as the L&Y workshops were inadequate for the quantities required. He therefore collaborated with Kitsons, slightly altering their basic 0-6-0 design to suit his requirements, and a batch of 20 followed, the first two being delivered in August 1876 (less than 12 months after his appointment). Barton Wright believed in standardisation and his goods locomotive class was increased to 230 locomotives by using four outside builders and the L&Y Miles Platting works. Finally, after Barton Wright resigned, Aspinall ordered 50 more of the locomotives as a stop gap measure. Most of this class were converted to saddle tanks under Aspinall and Hughes.

The first withdrawal, other than for conversion to a saddle tank, was in 1930, but the final member of the class lasted until 1959 when locomotive 52044 (L&Y 957) was bought for preservation. It has since been kept on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

The loco and tender bodies are etched in brass, as is the pre-rolled boiler. The loco chassis is etched in nickel-silver and is designed for ease of springing/compensation, including half etch cut outs for hornblocks and jointed coupling rods. The chimney and dome are cast in brass, with the smaller detail parts cast in either lost wax brass or whitemetal. The buffers are brass turnings with turned steel heads. Aspinall buffers are normally supplied, but the Hughes pattern or LMS standard can be supplied instead.

Motor, gears, motor mount and wheels are required to complete the kit. The Mashima 1883 flat can motor, together with 40-1 gears on an FTM etched motor mount is ideal. For compensating or springing we recommend that you use the FourTrack Models cast hornblocks and alignment jigs.

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