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1 This particular model was among the last to be produced (1931). Fitted with the brass frame electric motor it has both driving wheels and bogies in Newalloy. Original (retouched) paintwork and transfers.

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2 Series 1 standard 4-4-2T 1925. My oldest grandson’s birthday is the same day as mine. He was presented with this loco on his 10^th birthday, my 65^th, hence No. 6510. The non-prototypical name originates from him.

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3 Series 1 standard 0-4-4T 1926. The only model in the series to depart from standard dimension, being shorter at the front end by one inch (25.4mm). Repainted and lined by Bob Stanley

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4 Series 1 standard 0-6-2T, 1929. Probably the least attractive of the series, and the model most likely to have merited Allen Levy’s comment on ‘really dreadful freelance designs’.

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5 ‘Methuselah’s Donkey’ the inside cylinder 0-4-0ST. This model was my second Leeds acquisition . Finish and transfers are original

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6 Outside cylinder version of the 0-4-0ST from 1952. Note the shortened footplate at the front of the loco, and the ‘inside cylinder’ covers – the only 4 cylinder 0-4-0 ever! This locomotive is fitted with a smoke unit and came from a train set.

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7 GW Churchward County 4-4-0, ‘ County of Stafford’ Leeds for Bassett-Lowke.

Rebuilt and fully restored by Ian WoodruffLLeeds for Bassett-Lowke

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8 Caledonian Railway No. 77 Leeds for Bassett-Lowke. Repainted by Alan Brackenborough

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9. GWR 2-6-0 ‘Mogul’ No 4374. Created by LMC from the ‘County’ tooling.

Rebuilt and fully restored by Ian Woodruff.

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10 LMS ex Caledonian Pickersgill 0-6-0 No 17608. Created by LMC from the Caledonian 4-4-0 tooling. A very early model with all cast iron wheels and 5/32” diameter driving axles.

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11 LNER 4-4-0 Director No 5506 ‘Butler Henderson’

Repainted by Alan Brackenborough

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12 LNER 4-6-0 No 5427 ‘City of London’ . Repainted by Alan Brackenborough

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13 LNER 4-6-0 No 1165 ‘Valour’ . Repainted by Ian Woodruff. The sprung centre wheels and hinged

coupling rods fitted in the modified mechanism were never a feature of LMC locomotives.

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14 LNER Atlantic 4-4-2 No 1443. Original finish and lettering reproduced on repainting by Alan

Brackenborough. Note L & N E R, and that both loco and tender have fitted brake gear.

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15 GWR Star Class 4-6-0 No 4004 ‘Morning Star’ . Acquired as a body only, this model was rebuilt and

fully restored by Ian Woodruff. The new mechanism was supplied by the Trust.

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16 GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 No 4073 ‘Caerphilly Castle’. Passed into custodianship of the Trust by

Peter Boosie. Repainted by Ian Woodruff

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17 Midland Railway passenger coach No 578. Paper litho on wooden sides

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18 Midland Railway passenger full brake coach No 159. Partner to the coach on Picture 17

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19 North Eastern Railway passenger coach No 840. The lithographs were painstakingly drafted to

represent the originals as closely as possible.

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20 North Eastern Railway passenger full brake coach No 106. In common with the other coaches

in the pre-grouping series, the solebars carried liitho strips with additional detail.

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21 London North Western Railway passenger coach No 2307. A really attractive representation of the

prototypes.

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22 London North Western Railway passenger full brake coach. The hardest to find of the pre-grouping

coach models.

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23 Midland Railway passenger coach No 578 overprinted LMS. This and the accompanying full

brake, (Picture 24) were the first of the lithographs to reflect the grouping.

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24 Midland Railway passenger brake coach No 159 overprinted LMS.

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25 LMS brake composite coach No 358. A compromise solution preceding the new full LMS coach

range, (Pictures 39 – 42)

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26 LNER twin articulated coaches Nos 6021N and 6023N. These coaches also formed each end of

the triple articulated set , the centre coach was numbered 6022N.

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27 SR suburban coach No 4526. None of the original papers of the SR coaches have survived.

Vehicles are today rarely found in prime condition.

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28 SR suburban brake coach No 2127.

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29 SR corridor coach No 4526. The running number is the same as the suburban coach (Picture 27).

One of the sides of the suburban coach is the same as that of the corridor coach. Economy dictated

sharing, three printed sides providing for two coaches. The same consideration applies to the brake

coaches (Pictures 28 and 30).

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30 SR corridor brake coach No 2127.

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31 GWR panelled suburban coach No 3275. None of the original papers of these ‘panelled’ GWR

coaches have survived. Vehicles today are rarely found in prime condition.

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32 GWR panelled suburban brake coach No 6927.

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33 GWR panelled corridor coach No 3275. The running number is the same as the suburban coach

(Picture 31). One of the sides of the suburban coach is the same as that of the corridor coach.

Economy dictated sharing, three printed sides providing for two coaches. The same consideration

applies to the brake coaches (Pictures 32 and 34).

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34 GWR panelled corridor brake coach No 6927.

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35 GWR button logo suburban coach No 3275. The ‘Burtton logo’ lithographs introduced in 1934 not

only replaced the ‘panelled versions but kept pace with GWR’s changes to their coaching stock.

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36 GWR button logo suburban brake coach No 6927

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37 GWR button logo corridor coach No 3275. LMC retained the vehicle numbers used on the panelled

coaches, as also the sharing of three lithographs between two coaches.

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38 GWR button logo corridor brake coach No. 6927.

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39 LMS suburban coach No 3395.

This lithograph was also used for the ‘Rigid Litho’ coach (Picture 100).

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40 LMS suburban brake coach No 15478

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41 LMS corridor coach No 18572. The faded colour is not untypical of some batches of the

LMS coach lithographs.

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42 LMS corridor brake coach No 18503

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43 LNER suburban Coach No 38295

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44 LNER suburban brake coach No 38364.

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45 LNER corridor coach No 2253

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46 LNER corridor brake coach No 3627.

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47 Pre-grouping open wagons, GC, GN , NE. The NE wagon shows buckling not untypical of a few

of these ninety year old timber bodies.

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48 Pre-grouping open wagons MR, LNWR.

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49 GWR pre-grouping open wagon and box van

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50 SR cattle van, open wagon and box van. The open wagon departed dramatically from the

standard 5-plank format of the other post grouping wagons (Pictures 51 -53).

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51 GWR open wagon,box van and cattle van.

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52 LMS box van, open wagon and cattle van . The first LMS papers stained easily and for this

reason few models are found in ‘clean’ condition. Glazing the paper as on the open wagon

shown here reduced the problem. The cattle van lithograph is a photocopy.

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53 LNER Cattle van, box van and open wagon.

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54 LNER bogie brick wagon.

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55 LNER high capacity bogie van.

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56 LMS bogie open coal wagon. Compare the lithograph here with the Type B wooden

wagon on Picture 72.

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57 GWR Siphon G (litho). Compare the lithograph model here with the Type B wooden version

on Picture 73

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58 GWR Monster

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59 Private owner open wagons Wood & Co. Ltd., R.F. Stedman & Co Ltd. and Brentnall & Cleland.

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60 Private owner open wagons Coote & Warren, Warrens. The wagon on the right has wooden end

stanchions added, a company innovation from 1937 which improved the appearance of the models.

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61 Private owner wagons Michael Whitaker and Manchester Collieries.

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62 Private owner open wagons Cawoods and Hargreaves Coal.

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63 NE goods brake van. Although this was the pre-grouping model for the North eastern railway,

the lithograph was retained unchanged as the post –grouping LNER goods brake van.

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64 MR lithograph and LMS wooden goods brake vans.

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65 LNWR goods brake vans. Lithographs werre prionted to allow either the ‘Palace’ closed

end van or the veranda end. The model which demonstrates the veranda end has a scratch

built body. The roof and ducket litho show it not to be an LMC product.

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66 GWR litho and wooden goods brake vans.

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67 LMS and SR litho goods brake vans.

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68 LNER Sentinel steam rail car. This model runs on the first type of bogie, with brass

sideframes and white metal axleboxes. The trailing bogie is identical to those fitted on the

litho coaches.

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69 GWR shunters truck and SR open wagon. The SR wagon is fitted with the LMC working

brake gear.

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70 GWR box van and NE cattle van.

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71 NE high capacity box van, painted in NE red matching coaching stock livery.

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72 LMS bogie open coal wagon.

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73 GW Siphon G.

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74 LNWR single bolster wagons.

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75 LMS bogie bolster wagon. Soldered up from metal sections, this Type B model was among the

finest in the range.

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76 Tank wagon and Tar wagon. The tank and the tar box are formed and soldered tinplate.

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77 LNER K3 2-6-0 No 58. This fine model was made to order for Frederick Rush. Only one other

Leeds K3 is known to exist .

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78 K-Lines No 336, 2-6-0 Mogul, Mansted Foundry No 106 This locomotive was one of several

built to the design of G.P.Keen for working his extensive K-Lines layout.

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79 Mansted Foundry No 118 This model was received as a collection of heavily rusted parts.

Rebuilding and finishing was accomplished with much painstaking effort by Bob Stanley. The

loco as LNER 4-4-0 No 5507 was named ‘R.F. Stedman by the Trust .

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80 GCR 2-4-2 No 729. GCR Class 3, (ex MS&L), later LNER Class F1 2-4-2T No 729. Rex

Stedman’s prototype for the second series of standard tanks . The original custodian of this

unique locomotive was Tom (Tug) Wilson, who arranged for its repainting. The model was

passed into the custodianship of the Trust following Tom’s decease.

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81 Series II standard tank LMS Ex L&Y 2-4-2 No 10763. This was the first Leeds model to come

into the possession of David Peacock, and which initially led to his interest in the Leeds

Model Company.

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LNER 0-6-2T in post 1948 green livery. Earlier models were black lined in red.

This model was also offered as a body only in green, and also as a kit of parts.

82 LNER N5 ex GC 0-6-2T Pre 1940 these models were supplied painted black with red lining. The green

LNER livery was available from 1948 on factory built models, and body only supplies.

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83 The smaller 0-6-2, but from the same single set of tooling as for the other five models. A cut down of

the tank sides and bunker, change the chimney, dome, safety valve and splashers and a different

model is made!

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84 The only coloured livery of the six models produced before 1940

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85 The smaller of the 2-4-2 models. All used the same frames which had cast in locations for the various

wheel centres employed throughout the range. LNER Class F4

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86 The ex Great Eastern 8120 class inspired this model, LNER Class G4

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887 Produced from 1948 onwards as other models in the pre-1940 range were progressively dropped

from the catalogues. This freelance model was available in LMS black and LNER and SR green,

sold ready to run, body only and in kit form.

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88 LMC were one of the first companies to use Bakelite injection moulding to produce a range of open wagons and

vans. Using coloured Bakelite powder they were able to replicate the colours of vehicles of the big four.

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89 The wagons were fitted with pressure die cast zinc alloy wheels, axleboxes and buffers

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90 Vans were left plain or designated for ‘Fish’ or ‘Fruit’, these being fitted with roof ventilators and

vacuum pipes for running in fast trains.

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91 The very realistic appearance of these wagons caused more than one purchaser to ask why the doors

did not open!

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92 The teak effect required for the LNER coaches was achieved by careful mixing of brown and yellow

powders in the moulding die. The patterning on every coach was thus different. Post 1945 only black

Bakelite powder was available and the LNER coaches could no longer be offered.

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93 Two types of coach were manufactured, the saloon shown in the previous picture and the brake coach.

The models were one window short of a standard saloon coach, but this enabled them to traverse

3ft radius curves.

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94 Up to 1940 the availability of coloured Bakelite powder enabled mouldings to be produced requiring

only hand lining and the application of transfers to be ready for sale. Post 1945 the bodies had to be

painted in the colours of the big four. Pre 1940 models are also a fraction shorter, new moulds were

produced for the post 1945 mouldings.

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95 The coaches all used the one type of pressure die cast zinc alloy bogies and Maunsell wheels.

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96 The GWR mouldings were initially produced from brown Bakelite the upper half of the coach then

painted. With black Bakelite mouldings both colours were painted on.

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97 From 1948 the British Railways ‘blood and custard’ livery was offered. Note that this coach has no

window frets. The frets were delicate and easily broken by clumsy handling. Warnings to this effect

were included on every box in which the coaches were sold. The frets did not always fully develop in

the moulding process, so this and the SR coach range were offered minus frets to facilitate the sale

of such bodies.

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98 Making moulds for the various types of brakevan to match up with the Bakelite vans and wagons would

have been prohibitively expensive. Before 1940 wooden models were made up to satisfy the

requirement

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99 Post 1945 the LMS brake vans and Post 1948 the BR vans were made from tinplate, although there

were unsuccessful attempts to use resin. The shorter van was introduced in 1950.

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100 The ‘Rigid litho’ coach was introduced when after 1945 Bakelite powder was for a time

unobtainable. The LMS suburban coach litho was printed on card wrapped over die-cast ends and

secured to a thick wooden floor. Ends were also cast in preparation for a brake compo coach but

the development was dropped following the improved availability of Bakelite and return to

production of the moulded coaches.

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101 This essentially freelance model was produced from 1948, in GWR, LMS, BR and SR liveries. The

catalogue specifically excluded an option for GWR, but GWR models do exist!

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102 Outside cylinder version of the freelance 4-4-0

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103 A small range of special models were introduced from 1952. These were made to order only and

sourced from several skilled professional and semi professional model makers. The LMS Jubilee

was the introductory catalogue model.

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104 “Too nice to sell” was the sales pitch for this model of the Hawksworth County, -semi-fully detailed

and offered alongside the Jubilee.

104 GWR 4-6-0 Hawksworth County No 1024 ‘County of Pembroke’, also featured in the 1952 catalogue.

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105 In 1918 Rex Stedman built to the special order of G.P.Keen a rake of sleeping cars for the K-Lines

model railway. These were fully detailed and built to Keens meticulous standards.

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106 Not visible here but on the now faded bed covers the letter ‘K’. Vanity for sure!

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1107 The compartment at the right hand end is for the conductor and has an urn for providing customers

with that essential early morning cup of tea.

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108 The pre 1940 self coloured Bakelite on the left, the 1947 painted black Bakelite coach on the right

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109 Back to 1920, and a rather tatty survivor but a good example of the whole body transfers produced at the time.