5” LNER B1 4-6-0
£6,650.00
This is a 5 inch gauge live steam model of the ubiquitous LNER B1 4-6-0 locomotive. It features a commercially made copper boiler, 2x live steam injectors, 2x mechanical oil pumps, a boiler hand pump, steam blower, 4-row superheater, whistle, water gauge, slide type regulator, screw reverse, stainless steel fire grate, tender handbrake and safety chain. The boiler working pressure is set at 100psi. This model is hardly used, having been built and then stored for some time. The engine turns over freely and is painted in lined LNER-esq Apple Green.
Description
The LNER Thompson B1 was a versatile mixed-traffic 4-6-0 designed by Edward Thompson for the London and North Eastern Railway during the Second World War. Introduced in 1942, the class was intended as a simple, economical locomotive capable of handling both passenger and freight duties across the network. A total of 410 were built between 1942 and 1952, including many under British Railways. Known for their reliability and ease of maintenance, B1s worked widely throughout Britain, hauling express, secondary passenger, and heavy goods trains until withdrawal in the late 1960s. Two examples, 61264 and 61306 “Mayflower”, survive in preservation.
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