British 1:87 Scale Modelling - Fowler 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0 steam locomotive

Fowler 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0 steam locomotive

Prototype

Service history

"The Class 3F 'Jinty' was a real workhorse, used for goods and passenger services between 1924 and 1967. Over 400 of these locomotives were built and most spent their working lives on the LMS/BR(M), although Jinties were also used on the SDR, NCC (Ulster) and by the War Department."

Operating companies/organisations

LMS
British Railways (Midland Region)
SDR
NCC (Ulster)
War Department (UK)

Years of operation

Main service years 1924 - 1967
Preservation 1967 - present

Model

Manufacturer and supplier

Firedrake Productions
Patterns by David Armitage.

Construction

Craftsman kit parts.
"Etched nickel silver chassis, brake gear, footsteps and coal bunker rails. (Chassis is an easy-build fold-up type which can be built rigid, compensated or sprung.) White metal body parts, designed for glue or solder assembly. Cast sand boxes have integral brass pipes. Pre-cut brass tube for boiler. Pre-formed brass boiler pipework. Turned brass handrail knobs and bearings (Alan Gibson). Handrail wire, screws, etc. Comprehensive instruction booklet."

Motive power

Not supplied. Motor, wheels, gears, couplings and transfers are required to complete.

Prices

Kit: £70.00 (APR2001)

Availability

Produced c.2000 as a one-off run of twenty kits, now sold out.
The etched chassis used in the kit is still available from Worsley Works.

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

Fowler 3F 'Jinty' 0-6-0 steam locomotive

Prototype
Service history	"The Class 3F 'Jinty' was a real workhorse, used for goods and passenger services between 1924 and 1967. Over 400 of these locomotives were built and most spent their working lives on the LMS/BR(M), although Jinties were also used on the SDR, NCC (Ulster) and by the War Department."
Operating companies/organisations	LMS British Railways (Midland Region) SDR NCC (Ulster) War Department (UK)
Years of operation	Main service years 1924 - 1967 Preservation 1967 - present
Model
Manufacturer and supplier	Firedrake Productions Patterns by David Armitage.
Construction	Craftsman kit parts. "Etched nickel silver chassis, brake gear, footsteps and coal bunker rails. (Chassis is an easy-build fold-up type which can be built rigid, compensated or sprung.) White metal body parts, designed for glue or solder assembly. Cast sand boxes have integral brass pipes. Pre-cut brass tube for boiler. Pre-formed brass boiler pipework. Turned brass handrail knobs and bearings (Alan Gibson). Handrail wire, screws, etc. Comprehensive instruction booklet."
Motive power	Not supplied. Motor, wheels, gears, couplings and transfers are required to complete.
Prices	Kit: £70.00 (APR2001)
Availability	Produced c.2000 as a one-off run of twenty kits, now sold out. The etched chassis used in the kit is still available from Worsley Works.