Coronation locomotive 6220 (Bassett-Lowke)
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Coronation locomotive 6220 (Bassett-Lowke) |
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A sleek, futuristic, gauge 0 model of the streamlined, bullet-nosed 4-6-2 "Pacific" LMS "Coronation" locomotive in "coronation blue" with silver lining, running number 6220, made by Bassett-Lowke.
Numbers manufactured
Since these locomotive models were handmade and hand-finished, they had factory numbers stamped into or scratched into their undersides, presumably so that the builders could work on a few items at a time, and not confuse which parts had been tailored to fit which locos.
The Museum's Director, Chris Littledale, has restored a number of examples, and so far the highest number encountered has been "twenty-five", which suggests that perhaps only around thirty were made.
The original locomotive
This class of locomotive was known as "Coronation" class The first batch of Coronation Class locomotives was designed to haul the Coronation Scot train, and their blue and silver lining ran along the full length of the train.
Number 6220 "Coronation" was built in 1937.
