Blue Funnel, Merchant Navy Class locomotive, Southern 21C13 (Wrenn Railways W2278)
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Arch Four , Area 43 1972 |
A black diecast-bodied 00-gauge model Southern Railway 21C13 Blue Funnel Bulleid Merchant Navy Class "spam can" 4-6-2 locomotive produced by Wrenn Railways, based on Dublo tooling.
Livery
The loco is shown in its wartime black livery. British locomotives were painted matt black during World War Two, partly as an economy measure, and partly to prevent them being shiny, brightly-coloured targets for bombers. If a bomber was trying to target a railway station or goodsyard as a strategic piece of infrastructure, it would be easier to pick out a large gleaming brightly-coloured loco than one in matt black, especially at night.
Box
The locomotive is displayed on top of its Wrenn Railways box. Although Wrenn were founded in 1950, the specific "Wrenn Railways" name started being used in or after 1972, after the company detached itself from Lines Brothers, which had gone bust in 1971.
Donated by Bruce Bagley.
External links
Blue Funnel shipping line:
- Arch Four
- Exhibits
- 00-gauge Miscellaneous (display)
- 1972
- 1970s
- Later Twentieth Century
- C20th
- Southern Railway
- 4-6-2
- Locos by digits
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- 1940s locomotives
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- Locomotives and trains
- Bruce Bagley Collection
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