LSWR M7-Class locomotive 109 (Bing for Basset Lowke, gauge 0)
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LSWR M7-Class locomotive 109 (Bing for Basset Lowke, gauge 0) |
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| Arch Three , Area 30 Classic Locomotives (display) |
A chunky green 0-4-4 clockwork gauge 0 model of London and South Western Railway M7-Class tank locomotive number 109, made by Bing for Bassett Lowke in 1911.
The locomotive's livery consists of a set of light sage green panels edged in purple-brown.
The LSWR M7 locomotive class was designed by Dugald Drummond and one hundred and five of them were built between 1897 and 1911, with some M7 locomotives remaining in use until the early 1960's.
