Spankybird's locomotive
Spanky:
Locomotive 46200 is the Princess Royal, first of the Princess Royal class.
Built in 1933 by the London Midland and Scottish, designed by Stanier. 4 cylinders. Weight 104 tons 10cwt. Capable of regular speeds over 100 mph. Originally numbered 6200, changed to 46200 by British Railways. Paint scheme is BR express passenger with early herald -- early 1950s?
2 lamps on buffer beam signify express passenger train. Lamp on back of tender should be red lens; removed when train attached. 2 white disks were used by Southern railway to indicate route and should not be there. Would only go on tender if it were running backwards anyway.
One of my favourite classes -- I have 2 in OO.
(Competitors: 11 years after Flying Scotsman; 2 years before the A4 class.)