L&YR/LMS/BR Radial Tank (Roundtop firebox)

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway built 210 of the short bunker version of their 2-4-2T radial tanks between February and September 1898. From October 1898 to February 1901 60 more were built, but with an extended bunker and frames. All were originally built with unsuperheated boilers with round top firboxes and were the first new L&Y class to receive the Barton Wright black livery. Later many were converted to Belpaire fireboxed boilers, some acquired superheating.

The first one built is preserved at National Railway Museum, being one of the sixty four which lasted into BR ownership. The first withdrawals started in 1930 but several round top firebox engines lasted until 1961.

Apart from the Belpaire locomotives there were few detail alterations to the class. The rear vacuum pipe was occasionally cranked over to the locomotive centre line. There were detail differences to the front spring shackles, the rear upper lamp bracket and various strengthening plates which were added to the frames above the footplate.

Late in L&YR days, Hughes designated these engines Class 5 and a small oval plate with '5' appeared on the cab side sheets but this disappeared during the LMS period. The LMS renumbered the engines in the series 10621 to l0821 and the BR survivors were numbered between 50621 and 50818.

Kit constructed & photograped by Mr M Evans.

The kit comprises an etched brass body with an etched nickel silver chassis, cast whitemetal and brass fittings; and turned sprung Aspinall pattern buffers, the Hughes pattern or LMS can be supplied instead if required. The boiler is supplied ready rolled, thus removing the only major forming process involved in assembling the kit. The model can be built as either a short bunkered or long bunkered version.

To complete the model you will require wheels, motor, motor-mount and gears. If using an axle springing system you will also require a hornblock system, such as our own cast brass variety.

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