5700 Class - L91 - London Transport Maroon - DCC Sound Fitted
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Detailed Description
Detailed Description
London Transport’s railway network is well known for being electrified and “underground” but there had always been a small fleet of steam locomotives retained for working infrastructure trains on the surface lines. By the 1950s, these older locomotives were well past their prime and London Transport began to look for replacements. Diesel locomotives were considered, as was a small fleet of ex GNR J52 steam locomotives but their trial was unsuccessful. In 1956, the solution came in recently withdrawn ex GWR 57xx pannier tanks.
Modifications were required to the cab roofs to allow for tighter clearances which involved removing the protruding roof section and placing a new rainstrip higher on the roof. Modifications were also required to fit the locomotives with “trip cocks” to be compatible with LT’s signalling system. These cocks would contact a ramp which was raised at red signals causing a loss of vacuum brake and stopping the train. Extra brackets were fitted on the running plate, and the cocks were fitted to these. Steam heat was not a requirement for the engineering trains so this was removed. In total 13 locomotives were bought by LT although only 11 ever ran at once.
L91, as modelled was actually the second locomotive to carry the number L91. Originally this running number was allocated to ex GWR number 5752, a 1929 vintage product of Swindon Works. This was one of the first to enter traffic with LT in 1958 but when it required repair in 1960, costs were prohibitive, and it was scrapped and replaced with the second L91 which we have modelled here. The second L91 was actually from the same batch, ex GWR 5757, this locomotive differed to the first in that it didn’t have the top feed fitted and retained its back feed boiler right up to its final withdrawal in 1968. Unfortunately, L91 was not a survivor and was cut up by Chesterfield Steelbreaking and dismantling limited during 1970.
Specification
Specification
Lighting and DCC
Lighting and DCC
Common Features
Common Features
The locomotive is fantastic in every way—looks, runs, and sounds—but one of the handrails on top of the tank was broken. I tried to fix it with glue, but it didn't work.
That's the only disappointing thing.
A really stunning model with a great sound profile, can’t wait to weather it up a bit!
I got both LT panniers 91 and 94 love them both they run really well and the details look fantastic and I have two others from another manufacturer and the accuracale panniers details are just far better.
Absolutely fantastic as usual from Accurascale. The amazing detail, especially the internal valve gear between the frames. The sound is great, if a little cranky at first but easily solved by turning down the volume slightly. Love it
Fantastic LT loco. Excellent livery and great sounds!
I'm sure it will be great when it arrives in New Zealand where I live....
I recently bought an example of this model by another manufacturer - without sound and with a different number. It was cheaper too but doesn't have sound. A nice model.
But when this little beauty landed it paled into insignificance. Oh crikey - Accurascale has done it again.What a fantastic model this is!
I ran it in straight from the box on Rolling Roads and took the time to enjoy the very fine features of the model. Beautiful, smooth running and perfectly captured and applied LT livery. But it is the model itself that really sets this apart from the competition. Obviously it really captures the marvellous functionality of the prototype design but the detailing of the parts is just exquisite and make the model exceptional. And just watching the mechanism under the pannier tanks it is just so wonderful.
And the sound. I've nothing to compare it to other than watching the prototype but like all Accurascale sound models I have bought so far it is spot on and has enough built in amplification to convincingly make a big impression emerging from a tunnel! Absolutely marvellous.
Cracking model, beautiful running straight out the box
A beautifully detailed and finished model as always from Accurascale. Had an initial problem with sound and firebox flicker, due to the DCC chip not been properly fitted, but after a slight push all was well. A good variety of sound functions which are clear and loud with the firebox flicker particularly effective on this model.
Got my model, yaaay, its very nice, however it was a very poor runner, kept stuttering and cutting out, wasnt even able to run it in so i did some diagnostic, on further inspection only 1 of the 6 pickups was touching the wheels, so i bent them all properly so they contact, the model was a bit better so i thought id clean the wheels, they were very dirty and greasy, so i removed the wheel set and found the gears were covered in grease and it had gone all over the pickups, i cleaned the grease up and pick ups and wheels again and now she works beautiful, not a fan of having to open up and brand new model however it took less than 10 mins so no big deal. roll on the new manors