I have recently purchased this loco for what I consider a good price. The loco runs perfectly and has a multi stage gearbox. I can only describe the paint work as a little tired, but it is a very well made loco. I am likely to touch up the paintwork, re-line and possibly re-number.

As numbered at present it is a North Eastern engine, but they were also allocated to the Scottish Region, I am also doing some research on the engines that came down to East Anglia in 1950-51, these were drafted in before the L1’s arrived in numbers.

It would be really great if I could find one that served in Anglia, Northeast and Scotland between 1950 and 1956.