Cornwall locomotive (00 gauge)
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Cornwall locomotive (00 gauge) |
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| Arch Four , Area 36 100 Years of Steam (display) |
An 00-gauge model of the green 4-2-2 "Cornwall" locomotive from 1847, running number 173.
The "Cornwall" was designed by Francis Trevithick, and was shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
The locomotive has distinctive eight-foot drivewheels, and was later renumbered 3020 and rebuilt as a 2-2-2.
