Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, LMS

Introduced by Aspinall in 1891 these large locomotives were a smaller version of the Atlantic. They survived until the late 1920s when they were scrapped as part of the LMS standardisation policy. The Aspinall 440 was an imposing locomotive and was used for the acclaimed LYR transpennine express services of the Edwardian era. A fleet of 40 were built between 1891 and 1894. Over their life span various changes were made with different smokebox doors, buffers and tenders. Several members of the fleet were rebuilt with a Belpaire firebox, Schmidt superheater and extended fire boxes. At least one was rebuilt as an 4 cylinder compound.

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Our model is made from etched brass and is supplied with a full complement of white metal and brass investment castings for detailing the brass work. The chassis is nickel silver and may be built in OO, EM or P4. Turton and Platt (Aspinall) pattern brass sprung buffers are supplied but can be exchanged for the later Hughes pattern if dedesired. A detailed set of assembly instructions are supplied along with suitable General Arrangement drawings. Details of suitable wheels are to be found in the instruction sheets. To download the current Assembly Instructions: Current Version 1.00 released September 2001, 7 Sides A4 (101kb Acrobat. 3.00 file).

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Items required to complete the model:-

Wheels: driving wheels 7' 3" twenty two spoke wheels, 3' nine spoke leading wheels; tender 3' 7" 10 spoke wheels

• Sprung hornblocks/compensation arrangements (if required)
• Pickup arrangements
• Transfers - we recommend HMRS for the LMS period and LYR period when available
• Paint - we recommend Precision Paint or in some cases Humbrol Acrylic
• Screw couplings.

Paint, compensation components and transfers are available from our sister company Wizard Models.

For supplies of wheels we recommend Lanarkshire Model Supplies who keep in stock a wide range of OO and Romford wheels. For P4 and S4 contact the manufacturers direct.

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The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Society
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in the 20th Century, E Mason

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