City of Wells, WCBB Class locomotive, BR 34092 (Wrenn Railways W2266-A)

Exhibit
City of Wells, WCBB Class locomotive, BR 34092 (Wrenn Railways W2266-A)
location:
Arch Four , Area 43 00-gauge Miscellaneous (display) 1972

Original loco details:

BR	No.34092	4-6-2
Originally built:		1940s

A green diecast-bodied 00-gauge model BR 34092 City of Wells Bulleid West Country and Battle of Britain Class "spam can" 4-6-2 locomotive produced by Wrenn Railways, based on Dublo tooling (catalogue number W2266/A).

Box

The locomotive is displayed on top of its Wrenn Railways box. Although Wrenn were founded in 1950, the specific "Wrenn Railways" name started being used in or after 1972, after the company detached itself from Lines Brothers, which had gone bust in 1971.

Preservation

The original locomotive is now preserved in running condition, at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.

Donated by Bruce Bagley.

External links

• British Railways, Bulleid West Country Pacific 4-6-2 No. 34092 ‘City of Wells’, Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (kwvr.co.uk)

• The Volcano Erupts - 34092 Wells on The East Lancs Railway 2015 (youtube.com) – video