London Tilbury and southend railway 79 Class

[To_the_trains_]

I would love to see the LTSR 79 class in 00 gauge form because it's a beautiful locomotive and my great uncle used to drive them from Fenchurch street to Southend. Here's some info on the locomotive from Wikipedia: 

'The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) 79 Class is a class of 4-4-2T suburban tank engines. They were designed by Thomas Whitelegg, as a development of the earlier 37 Class. The four locomotives ordered by the LTSR were numbered 79–82 and were named after places in Essex, near the LTSR route. After absorption by the Midland Railway in 1912, they were renumbered 2176–2179 and their names were removed. The Midland gave them the power classification 3P, and later continued construction; an order for 10 locomotives was delivered in 1923, just after grouping.'

 

There is a preserved example at the bressingham steam museum of the locomotive my Great uncle used to drive. Photos can be found online of this particular example.

[Fazy]

They are lovely loco's i have Scratch built one as two where based at Leicester 15c for a few years. There's is a kit available from London road models or there's also a 3D printed model complete with chassis also available for about £70 if you fancy ago. 

[LCDR]

Atlantic tank engines are undoubtedly well proportioned. Look at the Adams Radial to see what I mean. 

 

One that I always thought looked extremely handsome was the GNR C12.

[Postman Prat]

But the Adams looks like an antique  -  at least 150 years old!!!   😆

[LCDR]

Antique certainly, handsome undoubtedly! (A bit like you and me)   😉

[Postman Prat]

You're right, as usual. It amazes me that some ladies were prepared to let me go.    😎

[Anything Western]

I know that I only model rwestern region, but I have fond memories of the London tilbury and Southend during the 1970/80s at Barking and Upney stations I think about a class 302 EMU comes to mind

[LCDR]

The 302 (or AM2 as I knew them) were most definately a spin off from the Southern Region, following the styling set by the Eastleigh designed Mark 1 suburban electrics  for the Southern, North Eastern and London Midland regions in the 1950s. They did run on Gresley bogies which is what sets them apart, the earlier stock ran on BR Mark 1 bogies instead. 

 

Unfortunately most people regarded them as boring and pedestrian trains, very early fifties rather than sixties in style. However they soldiered onfor many years .