Graham Farish N 372-755 BR 42062 ex-LMS Fairburn 2-6-4 Tank Engine BR Lined Black Late Crest
Designed by Charles Fairburn and intorduced in 1945 this class of 2-6-4 suburban tank engines expanded on the fleet of earlier Stanier engines. Following natioanlisation many were built for the Southern region, where wartime and post war delays in the expansion of electrification created a demand for new, modern steam traction. As a result a total of 277 of these Fairburn engines were built.
This model of 42073 is painted in BR mixed traffic lined black with later lion holding wheel crest.
Era 5 1957-1966. NEM coupler pockets. DCC Ready 6 pin decoder required for DCC operation.
The London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Fairburn Tank 2-6-4T is a steam locomotive designed by Charles E. Fairburn. 277 of these locomotives were built between 1945 and 1951. They were an ideal type for powering secondary, stopping and suburban passenger services and were popular with crews and enthusiasts. They have a wide geographic spread especially in the north, Yorkshire and Lancashire. The design was based on the earlier Stanier LMS Stanier 2-6-4T, which was derived from Henry Fowler's LMS Fowler 2-6-4T engine. Fairburn modified the design to have a shorter wheelbase, reduced from 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) to 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) allowing curves of 5 chains to be negotiated; to reduce the locomotives mass per unit length the overall weight was reduced by 3 long tons 8 cwt (7,600 lb or 3.5 t). It was also the basis for the later British Rail Standard Class 4 tank.