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Liverpool & Manchester
Railway
"LION"
The entire
production of the L&M "LION" in RTR and kit form has now sold out
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Thunderbolt
RTR and kit version are still available.
| History: One
of the oldest working steam locomotives in the World is the 0-4-2
LION, which was built in 1838 by Todd, Kitson & Laird of Leeds
for the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. Twenty one years later,
it was sold to Mersey Docks along with other old engines and used
for the next seventy years as a stationary pumping engine. The LION
was forgotten until accidentally re-discovered in 1927. The engine
was rescued and taken to the Crewe Works of the London Midland &
Scottish Railway, where it was overhauled and restored to its
original condition as a working steam locomotive. Since then it has
taken part in various railway anniversary celebrations and has also
appeared in several movies. Today it resides in the Transportation
Museum at Albert Dock, Liverpool. Our model of this historic
locomotive is available in as now preserved condition in green with
black lining or as used for the film "The Titfield
Thunderbolt" with red side frames. This model is specially
designed to introduce beginners to the fascinating hobby of working
gauge 1 live steam locomotives but will also appeal to the
experienced live steamer. |
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| "Thunderbolt" version with red side frames and trim.
Call us or your favorite dealer for details an prices.
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| Specifications:
Scale 1/30, Gauge 1 (45mm) Weight: 1.58kg, Length: 325mm, Width: 93mm, Height: 130mm, Driving wheel dia. 46mm, Trailer/Truck wheel dia.
34mm, Engine: single cylinder with D-slide valve, bore 10mm x
stroke 14mm, Valve travel: 4mm, cut off 75%, Reverser: slip eccentric,
Boiler: C-type,
Water capacity 60ccm @ 70% full, Working pressure: 3-4
Kg/cm, Fuel: Alcohol, Fuel capacity: 56 ccm, Burner:
2 Wick tube, Minimal turning radius: 1.2 meter, Total
production: LION 400x, Thunderbolt 400x |
| Pictured below the
"real LION" in a unknown storage location somewhere in the UK |
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