In 1958 at the age of 13 I went on an organized trip round Swindon works. I have vivid memories of 9F 92191 sitting outside in the sun, brand new and just out of the paint-shop. Inside was 92192 only partially built with its number chalked on the frames. Some of the older guys on the trip started arguing whether that was a cop or not, but it went into my book! One guy on the trip was calling all cops of diesels "halves".
So I had to have Bachmann's 92192 even though I model the southern and 9Fs were only allocated there for a short while in the 1960s. Just a shame that the couple of pictures I took on my Brownie 127 got lost in my parents' house move whilst I was away at university.
Little did I know that by the time I came of age these locos were to be scrapped !
So I had to have Bachmann's 92192 even though I model the southern and 9Fs were only allocated there for a short while in the 1960s. Just a shame that the couple of pictures I took on my Brownie 127 got lost in my parents' house move whilst I was away at university.

Little did I know that by the time I came of age these locos were to be scrapped !