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Thanks are due to Ian White for permission to reproduce the photographs.

4mm Prices : -

Locomotive Kit £60

Tender Kit £50

7mm Prices (Etches only) : -

Locomotive Kit £90

Tender Kit £50

P&P extra at cost

Either version may be built from the kit.

Ian White’s Belgravia under construction: boiler, footplate and cab.

The finished kit - fully liveried as 204 Kensington with Large Craven tender. Built in 00 finescale by Ian White.

See this website for his early LB&SCR layout: http://early-lbscr.co.uk/grinsted/grinsted.htm

‘Belgravia’ Class 2-4-0 Express Passenger Locomotives

Original Number	Date Built	Name	Leading wheel diameter	Dome & spring balance safety valves fitted	Westing-house brake fitted	Renum- bered	Renum- bered	With- drawn	Tenders that were attached to the class during their lives
201	11/1872	Belgravia	4ft 3in	04/1876	1879 - 80	01/1897 to 501		02/1899	Large Craven, or in 1873 Stroudley outside frame
202	07/1872	Goodwood	4ft 3in	05/1875	1879 - 80	01/1897 to 502	09/1899 to 602	01/1902	Large Craven, or in 1873 Stroudley outside frame
204	01/1872	Westminster	4ft 0in	02/1875	1879 - 80	01/1897 to 504		02/1899	Small Craven
205	07/1872	Kensington	4ft 0in	12/1874	1879 - 80	01/1897 to 505	09/1899 to 605	08/1901	Large Craven
206	10/1875	Carisbrooke	4ft 1in	From new	1878	04/1897 to 506	03/1899 to 606	08/1901	Large Craven
207	02/1876	Freshwater	4ft 1in	From new	1878	04/1897 to 507	11/1900 to 607	02/1901	Large Craven (with solid wheels)

6 sets of frames ordered by Craven in 1869 were used by Stroudley in his double framed ‘Belgravia’ class. Technically, 204 and 205 were rebuilds of the 1864 singles (see here), although little remained of the originals. The first 4 were built with domeless boilers and Adams safety valves, but as these gave trouble in service they were replaced with domes and spring balance valves. The last two members of the class were fitted with them from new.

Although hampered by poor steaming, they performed a useful secondary role over their long service, in excess of 25 years.

‘Belgravia’ as originally built. Note the absence of engine brakes - it was tender braking only.

It is attached to a large Craven tender.

‘Goodwood’ as modified with dome and spring balance safety valves. The Westinghouse brake has also been fitted.

It is attached to a Stroudley Outside Frame tender.

Mashima 10xx series motor mounted on chassis.

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