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A unique piece of Model Engineering History being the one inch scale re-built model of the 4-6-2 tender Locomotive to Mr Harold C Trimnell’s design under the influence of Henry Greenly in 1914, Built by Balwin & Wills. Illustrated and documented in ‘Models Railways and Locomotives’ Volume 6 Page 286 January to December 1914 and Models Railways & Locomotives 1910 to 1916. Edited by Henry Greenly. (Both bound books being sold with this locomotive). This very early 5 inch gauge model was restored by Mr Richard Down of Hythe in Kent between 2007 and 2012 with a new ‘Western Steam’ boiler fitted at that time. The boiler has subsequently only been test run since being installed. The silver soldered boiler with fittings including sight glass, pressure gauge, regulator, direction control, drains with associated pipework, lever operated drop door to firebox and fitted twin safety valves. The chassis has twin outside cylinders having drains and fitted with inside Stephenson’s reverse gear, ratchet oiler system, whistle, injector and fitted brake gear. The locomotive is finished in crimson lined livery with cab-side plate 1914, fitted handrails, steps, lamp irons, vacuum hoses and linkages. The double bogie tender of Greenly design influence having fitted hand feed pump and finished in matching livery with fitted hand rails, steps, vacuum hose and linkage. Total model length 175cm. Cab width 22cm. * LOCOMOTIVE 1914 - A FINE HISTORIC 1in SCALE MODEL (5in Gauge) This 4-6-2 Pacific engine is probably the oldest working 5-inch gauge locomotive in the country, and it comes with a long and very interesting history. The loco was originally conceived and designed in 1911 as a pacific tank engine by a Mr. Harold C Trimnell, who arranged for Mr. C Baldwin of Camberwell to build the model. Exhibiting a very Greenly-esque look, details of the locomotive’s construction, including photos and some drawings, were published in Henry Greenly’s ‘Models, Railways and Locomotives’ magazines in December 1912 and January 1913. It appears that Mr. Trimnell knew Henry Greenly personally. The original boiler was to a Greenly ‘Bissell type’ design and the loco was fitted with Stephenson’s inside valve motion. The 5½” driving and coupled wheels were Stuart Turner castings. The building of the loco to 5” gauge is unusual for the period, as virtually all 1in scale models utilized the 4¾” gauge at that time. On completion of the model, Henry Greenly visited Mr. Trimnell’s railway and pronounced the locomotive to be a successful running engine capable of pulling 2 adults and running two actual miles on one firing. A later article stated that the running distance was 1½ to 1¾ miles, which was still very good for the time. After running the loco for 18 months or so, it appears that Mr Trimnell wanted a more powerful engine with increased water capacity so that the loco could haul more passengers and run for 2 miles. He therefore called on Henry Greenly for his help, and Greenly made a further visit to Mr. Trimnel’s railway in 1914. This famous miniature locomotive man, to use his own words, ‘roughed out’ a design for the rebuild of the engine, converting it to a tender pacific loco utilizing a large proportion of the original model including the frames and wheels. A new tender would be required and a large double bogie pattern was proposed by Greenly, similar to the current Caledonian Railway design used for the Dunalastair III locomotives. At about the same time, Henry Greenly had been designing the Bassett-Lowke 15” gauge Little Giant locomotive, and the tender and some of the features of the rebuild look very similar to this larger iconic miniature loco type. Further design drawings were prepared based on Greenly’s specification, utilizing the front portion of the frames, and a new, larger Belpaire boiler with a wide firebox specified; also larger cylinders. A number of novelties were also incorporated, including working sanding apparatus. The rebuilding work was agai