"LYME REGIS" by Chris Barron

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SOUTHERN RAILWAY 3 CYLINDER 4-6-2 LOCOMOTIVE

2½" GAUGE ~ 17/32" - 1' SCALE

The West Country class of locomotives were introduced to the Southern railway in 1945 and was a totally new design of locomotive with many innovative features including chain drive to the valve gear and a new form of air-smoothed casing. Many of the locomotives were rebuilt in the 1960's with conventional valve gear and no streamlining.

A scale model with many features of the full size locomotive - clasp brakes and air-smoothed casing - but using conventional inside valve gear.

Overall length including tender 3'0".
Driving and coupled wheels 3¼" diameter.
Bogie wheels 1 5/8" diameter.
Trailing truck wheels 1 5/8" diameter.
Tender wheels 1 5/8" diameter.
2 outside and 1 inside cylinders - slide valve. Bore ¾" diameter, Stroke 1 1/8".
Inside Stephenson pattern valve gear (not chain driven).

The Drawing set comprises:-

Sheet 01 General arrangement & mainframes	Sheet 09 Brake gear details
Sheet 02 Mainframe stretchers	Sheet 10 Boiler arrangement
Sheet 03 Driving/coupled wheels & main axleboxes	Sheet 11 Superheater & smokebox
Sheet 04 Bogie assembly & water pump	Sheet 12 Regulator & reverser detail
Sheet 05 Outside cylinders	Sheet 13 Grate, ashpan & cab detail
Sheet 06 Inside cylinder	Sheet 14 Locomotive superstructure
Sheet 07 Valve gear details	Sheet 15 Tender superstructure & running gear
Sheet 08 Slidebars & trailing truck detail	Sheet 16 Tender superstructure & pipework

Castings available include :-

Driving and coupled wheels
Bogie and trailing truck wheels
Tender wheels
Main horns and axleboxes
Main stretchers
Outside and inside cylinders and steam chests
Buffer and drag beams

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