My ideas for needed models

Off the top of my head, the only RTR NER-designed engine is the Bachmann J72, which is sometimes available in LNER black but most common in BR black.

With regard to GER classes, the only one I can think of is the Hornby B12 and I have a suspicion that's an LNER rebuild. Also, it's not particularly accurate due to having a firebox that's twice as long as it should be so they could get the motor in. I don't know much about the Great Eastern, TBH.

Rebuilt. Credited to Gresley but undertaken by Thompson at Stratford - one of his rare successes.

that seems a little clumsy to me, shouldnt it be 'there were none' ?

Cheers, Simon

Only if you dont admit it.

Cheers, Simon

It definitely wasn't me!

Nor me.

RCTS Part 5 says 2341/50/54/57-62/87/88/89 went south in late 1926 to Cambridge and March sheds. In Sept 1930 six went to Peterborough East; by about 1935 there were 5 at Ardsley and 3 at Langwith. These went to Granthem or March on the outbreak of war, but all returned to the NE between April 1940 and April 1942.

Have to wait for the Yeadon to know more, I suppose.

Tim

According to Yeadon's Register (Volume 11, Gresley J39 Class), the register of transfers marked the engines in question as being 'in exchange for J39' - the J39s in question being new-builds assigned to the NE Area direct from coming out of Darlington Works.

Yeadon speculates that "it was probably thought prudent to have the first ones [J39s] built assigned to work where they could be closely watched, and where they could easily be called into the works which had built them should any teething troubles be found."