I was at Southampton MRC yesterday and there was a model of a "cute" GWR
0-4-2 tank engine and i couldn't get an identification.The layout was designed to run Pregrouping and, IIRC, was a seaside terminal and, looking at the list on their website, was probably Westcliff.
Anyway , my knowledge of early GWR is a lot less than my knowledge of everything else, and I have spent this evening browsing my copy of Ahrons British steam Locomotives 1825 to 1925 and couldn't see a picture that looked reasonably familiar.
I did ask the the guys standing either side of me and was given some numbers which, being an accountant, i promptly forgot. And i asked the "driver" and he didn't know - and the supervisor who picked it up and turned it over (and couldn't find Made In China or Hornby..) and told me it looked like a white metal kit and gave me two more possible sets of numbers which again didn't mean anything and told me to come back after lunch because the Main Man wasn't there.
and I didn't
so now its bugging me.
Any clues?
thanks Ken