The diminutive Pug locomotive had its basis in the pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, with the locomotives being built in batches by their designer John Aspinall, his successor Henry Hoy, and his successor George Hughes.
The locomotives were designed as shunters for the northern region. Their small wheels and wheelbase made them ideal for negotiating the tight trackwork that is often found around docks and such. When the grouping act came into effect the locomotives were given the somewhat taunting power classification of 0F, such as their size and the specificity of their use.
Locomotive 19 was built in the 1910 batch, the last such batch of the class built. After its career with the L&YR and then LMS the locomotive was sold to the Mowlem and Co civil engineering company and then to the United Glass Bottle Manufacturers.
There it was bestowed with the name Prince and an attractive marron livery. The locomotive is now preserved, with a fire lit under the boiler in February 2022 being the first since the early 1970s.
Our model of this charming little locomotive has features somewhat restricted by its incredibly small size, a three-pole motor provides the power. Separately fitted details include whistles, a bell, and the boiler handrails.
- What's Inside: 1x Steam Locomotive
- Item Length - Without Packaging (cm): 10
- Item Height - Without Packaging (cm): 4.5
- Item Width - Without Packaging (cm): 3.5
- Item Weight - Without Packaging: 0.15
- Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
- Finish: Painted
- Colour: Maroon
- Gauge: OO
- Operator: Private Owner
- Designer: Sir John Aspinall
- Wheel Configuration: 0-4-0
- Livery: Private Owner
- Minimum Curve (mm): Radius 1
- Motor: 3 Pole
- Number of Parts: 1
- Buffer Type: Moulded Dumb Buffers
- Coupling Type: Fixed Tension Lock
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