Monday 21 March 2011

John Brittain and His 32mm Engines...

Hi everyone. As a footnote to the previous post about the Large Scale Model Rail exhibition, I have included this post about my mate John Brittain and his coal-fired locomotives. Now, they aren't full size, they are 32mm gauge (16mm scale) but they really are remarkable. John is a prolific engineer and his engine's are fantastic. He was running on the 32mm gauge 'Indian Hill Railway' layout at LSMR, giving the public a demonstration into coal-fired 16mm. Great stuff. You can see John in action in the video above. This weekend he ran his Darjeeling B Class; a Roundhouse kit with a JB boiler; along with his Darjeeling Garratt; a JB special with a 2.5" gauge 'Tich' Boiler! Thanks folks, good evening...

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