Cardean locomotive 903 (Carette for Bassett-Lowke): Difference between revisions

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Exhibit
Cardean locomotive 903 (Carette for Bassett-Lowke) (i)


location:
Arch Three , Area 30 Classic Locomotives (display)

A blue gauge 0 clockwork 4-6-0 commemorative "Cardean" Caledonian Railway locomotive #903, with 12-wheel coach, made by Carette for Bassett-Lowke in 1912.

This was a West Coast joint stock LNWR/CR souvenir sold by Hamleys, and through a network of station newssellers.

Plaque text: "A marvel of value"

Text from the tin printed advertisement, by Hamleys:

" The last word in passenger comfort, running between Euston, Glasgow and beyond.

Available at station bookstalls en route.

Locomotive Price 2/6d ( 12½ p )

Coach Price 1/6d (7½ p)"

The Cardean was designed by McIntosh and built in 1906.

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	A blue [[gauge 0]] [[clockwork]] [[4-6-0]] '''commemorative "Cardean" [[Caledonian Railway]] locomotive #903''', with 12-wheel coach, made by [[Carette]] for [[Bassett-Lowke]] in 1912.		A blue [[gauge 0]] [[clockwork]] [[4-6-0]] '''commemorative "Cardean" [[Caledonian Railway]] locomotive #903''', with 12-wheel coach, made by [[Carette]] for [[Bassett-Lowke]] in 1912.