Coronation locomotive 6220 (Bassett-Lowke)
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Coronation locomotive 6220 (Bassett-Lowke) |
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This exhibit was on display between November 2012 and early 2013
Coronation Scot Exhibition
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A sleek, futuristic, gauge 0 model of the streamlined, bullet-nosed 4-6-2 "Pacific" LMS "Coronation" locomotive 6220 in "coronation blue" with silver lining, built by Bassett-Lowke in the 1930s.
Manufacture
Bassett-Lowke produced their gauge 0 model of Coronation 6220 in around 1937/38 (we think it might even be on the cover of the '38 catalogue), and proudly used the model in their advertising (see example above).
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 hand-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.
See also:
External links
- Arch Three
- Exhibits
- Director's Choice
- 1930s Model Railway Layout
- Area01 Shelf00
- Coronation Scot at Brighton Toy and Model Museum
- 1930s
- 1930s locomotives
- 4-6-2
- Bassett-Lowke
- Coronation Class locomotives
- Coronation Scot
- Gauge 0
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- Locomotives and trains
- Streamlined locomotives and trains
