I am really chuffed with how the model has come together, it has been a very enjoyable project to do, and i am pretty sure that this is the only model to exist in scale OO (4mm), Whiff's design is based on that of the LNER's Class X1 2-2-4 Tank Engine, No.66 was designed by Wilson Worsdell and built by Kitson in 1851 for the Great Exhibiton.
The model bascially uses parts from a Bachmann J72 0-6-0T, a Hornby M7 0-4-4T and some smaller parts from the old Hornby Thomas and Percy mouldings, it took time to get all the parts to make this model possible, and although there are still some parts to be done in minor places, the model is basically complete and ready to run.
Historic Information on the LNER No.66 'Aerolite' 2-2-4T
In 1854 this entered the ownership of the North Eastern Railway (NER) who used it to haul the Mechanical Engineer's saloon coach. This was completely destroyed in a collision in 1868, and a replacement was built in 1869. This new locomotive would eventually become the X1 No. 66 Aerolite, built as a 2-2-2 Well-Tank, but with extra side tanks and the number 66 added to the coal bunker.
In 1892, the locomotive was given a major rebuild which probably only kept the original wheel centres and a boiler from 1886. The wheel arrangement was changed to a 4-2-2T. The side tanks and bunker were enlarged, and the well tank was removed. In 1902, another rebuild switched the wheel arrangement from that of a 4-2-2T to that of a 2-2-4T. This resulted in the locomotive which remains to this day.
No. 66 Aerolite is preserved as a part of the National Collection in York at the National Railway Museum.
Images copyright © Daniel Snell
Very nice to see him finished! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks kindly for the comments, Michael. :)
ReplyDeleteWhiff has been test run and runs like a dream, gonna add some weight to the underside of his body to ensure that he stays firmly on the track.