[dwb]

This week's Friday night update to the Bachmann website includes a photo of the prototype for a short firebox version of the forthcoming Jubilee class locomotive. Equally interesting to my point of view is the mention of an opening smokebox door and footplate fall plate. It seems the detail stakes are still being cranked up in the steam loco market.

David

 

[dwb]

Anybody interested in some prototype information on Jubilees should have a look at the June edition of "Steam Days" which has an article on the locos named after tropical islands in the British Empire. It has some interesting stuff. I was particularly interested to read how a lot of these Jubilees had "tender swaps" with Royal Scots almost as soon as they entered service. Sometimes they got them back again later, or something else.

David