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Gerald Grudgings
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    Think almost certainly its a Hamblings Gnat.

    I am the fortunate owner of a product of the Manchester legends. The standard even by todays benchmark is still excellent.  Some went to great lengths, it is an exL&Y 0-6-0 tender loco, it has a bespoke motor lying flat in the tender which drives the loco wheels via a cardan shaft;  this is turn has allowed working eccentrics, very visible in these high pitch boiler locos. The only limit to its pulling power is when a coupling pulls out!

    Does anyone know what happened to Ross Pochin’s superb Furness collection?