A finely engineered exhibition quality and multi award winning 7 1/4 inch gauge model of a Great

A finely engineered exhibition quality and multi award winning 7 1/4 inch gauge model of a Great Eastern Railway 0-6-0 Class Y14 (later LNER Class J15) goods locomotive and tender, designed by T W Worsdell and introduced in 1883. Some 289 full size locomotives were built and used on both goods and passenger duties. The model was built by the late Mr Peter Dupen, a professional mechanical engineer and respected model engineer who was chief locomotive judge for many years at the Model Engineer Exhibition London. The locomotive was built using original works drawings from Doncaster Works and has a silver soldered copper boiler with phosphor bronze bushes. It has working leaf springs to all axles including tender. All bearings, eccentrics, motion, cylinders, Stephenson`s valve gear, platework, steps, hand rails, lamp irons, lamps and associated fastenings being exact copies of the prototype. It is fitted with steam and hand brake gear, lever operated drain cocks, lubrication and the cab detail is an exact copy of the prototype with fully working scale phosphor bronze fittings, wooden planked roof with canvas covering, planked floor and fully detailed fire hole door. The twin steam injectors are similarly fully working with variable control and of prototype dimensions. Both the locomotive and tender have full rivet detail as per the prototype and are in authentic G.E.R livery and fully lined. The model is an exact replica of locomotive No 37 and was comprehensively tested on The Tilepits Railway at Maldon before painting and preparation for exhibition. The boiler was originally inspected and certified to Southern Federation standards by Mr R Wood of Romford Model Engineering Club prior to being painted. (Certificates unavailable). A set of construction photographs come with the model and copies of the awards won. Awards: This model was awarded a Gold Medal, The Crebbin Memorial Cup and The J.N. Maskelyne Memorial Trophy at the 57th Model Engineer Exhibition (1988). It was also awarded the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh Challenge Trophy at the 58th Model Engineer Exhibition (1989). The Late Mr Peter Dupen was responsible for saving 9500 Locomotive drawings from being destroyed at the BR Stratford Works and after extracting the information required to build this locomotive he donated all the drawings to the Great Eastern Railway Society who now hold them in the Dupen Collection.

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