L&B Lew - Whats the latest news?

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:46 pm

Reading through back issuses of Narrow Guage News (NGRS), I found a article (Jan 1992) about L&B loco Lew. It says that the was a 'discovery' in 1992, reported in Railway World, but doesn't say the details. As I don't have the copy of RW, could anybody fill me in on what has been found out about the loco, after it left our shores in 1935.

Bruce

sp762 · Post by **sp762** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 1:03 am

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ml/whr/lyd.htm

The discovery was probably the original Chimney from Lew, which was found on a steamroller.

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 9:57 am

That is a big engine. The originals, double heading 9 bogie coaches up the 1 in 50, must have been a sight.

BruceB · Post by **BruceB** » Thu Feb 27, 2003 7:17 pm

No, I don't think so because that is more recent and the chimney is from Yeo not Lew.

Bruce

ManxPeacock · Post by **ManxPeacock** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 12:35 am

Post L&B stories pop up every so often, they are nearly as famous as the real thing. How many people have been to Brazil looking for Lew?

Still waiting for some L&B stuff for MSTS or Trainz folks - anybody out there building a route or stock etc.

Should be plenty of interest as the first section at Woody Bay is opening this Easter.

PS: check out my four-page history of L&B's American loco Lyn in this month's Model Rail magazine (March issue) - there are a couple of nice pics too of the engine.

David

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Fri Feb 28, 2003 11:49 am

It's a route I'd love to build and Kevin Martin has shown a slight interest in doing the stock for it but we are both working on other projects at the moment. One day, maybe (and it's a lovely part of the world for field trips).