- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Model of a British 19th century locomotive train, a 2-4-0 Beattie Well Tank of the London & South Western Railway (LSWR). [JMC 19/2/2019]
- Geographical reference
- England
- Cultural groups
- European
- Date / Period
- Date made: 1863-1900
- Date collected
- By 1946
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1946
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Painted
- Dimensions
- Length: max 270 mm approx
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1946.3.20
- Research and responses
This model train is as likely to have been used in England as in any other part of the British Isles and I have therefore included it in the English ethnography project [AP 25/07/2006]
This object was viewed by Chris Northedge during a tour of the Conservation Lab in November 2018. He made he following comments in an email of 15 February 2019: "[The train is] a model of a 2-4-0 Beattie Well tank of the London & South Western Railway (LSWR) built in the period 1863 - 1875 as the 0298 Class. They were built initially for London Surburban passenger work but had a long life and in fact three survived in Cornwall on a lightly-laid (and twisty) branch working until the 1960's. Two are preserved, but much rebuilt...they were designed by Joseph Beattie who had been Chief Mechanical Engineer of LSWR. It's called a 'Well tank' as water was stored in a well between the frames. They would have been moved onto less demanding work after about 40-50 years as was normal practice. The light axle loading contributed to their longevity as they were so useful for lightly-laid branch lines once they had fulfilled their prime purpose." [JMC 19/2/2019]
Search terms: Model, Transport and Travel, Wheeled Vehicle
