IKEA and Skanska are collaborating with the Queen of Sweden on an offshoot of BoKlok that will meet the needs of the elderly and people with dementia.
On way for display before the cavalcade Aug 1975
46447, currently on loan to the East Somerset Railway
7mm scale built by David Boorman from a MOK kit. This highly detailed model has an ABC motor gearbox, Slaters wheels, Severnmill plates and Fox transfers.
O Gauge RTR by Sancheng in China. Long out of production. Finished as preserved 46443 in unlined black.
With the River Severn in the background, steam locomotive No. 43106, the only surviving example of a London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0 Mogul, departs Highley station in Shropshire with a Severn Valley Railway heritage line service to Kidderminster on 21st August 2019.
January 4th, 1967 Manningham, Bradford Ivatt Class 4 2-6-0 43051 runs light engine from Bradford Forster Square back to its home depot at 55F Manningham. It was withdrawn before the end of the month This 16 year old engine started life at 51D Middlesborough in 1950 and later was based at Stourton, Selby, Neville Hill and finally, from 1964, Manningham. Ref B3-39
Finished model.....maybe a step too far but hey ho, its out of my system now! ;) Major changes from my Standard4MT include higher and thinner running boards, new valve gear mechanism, different cab and underboard pipework plus a totally different tender, although on initial first glance the 2 engines appear almost identical.
7mm DJH Kit which has been finished off by David (Mr Gladiator) Hill. An elderly effort powered by a Portescap RG7 Motor with Slaters wheels.
Unused postcard, most likey 1970's - 1980's
Ivatt 4MT 43160 of Yarmouth Beach, is seen alongside the coastline whilst on a M&GN service at Caister-on-Sea in the summer of 1957....... Strangely LMS 4MTs were widespread on M&GN routes by this time.
This week, we have decided to start with the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Ivatt Class 4, after a request to cover the class by one of our followers.
128 Ivatt locomotives were built between 1946 and 1953, with Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 46447 built at Crewe in 1950. Here you can see 46447 returning back to...
The photographer and date the photo was taken are unknown. A digitally restored image from a very grainy original negative in my collection. Downloads are available from here: paulkearley.smugmug.com
The shunter is running around to move the loco.
Gerard way revenge era
