My favourite Isle of Man Peacock, has to be Number 12, Hutchinson. I first saw it back in 1993, when the loco sported a blue livery and sqaure cab. Some people consider it a "non-authentic" livery, but since it wore this paint for 12 years, I can't see that argument stands up.
Anyway, I recenlty managed to pick up a model of the loco.
Produced in 1987, this is a limited edition model, although just how limited it is, I don't know. Rails don't have one in stock.
Now, rivet counters might detect a few differences between model and protoype, but I'm not going to let their nit-picking ruin my enjoyment of my new model.
2 comments:
Agreed Phil, my fave too - certainly of the restored locos. I really liked the Mannin style cab and the Irish Great Northern style livery.
93 was my second visit to the IoM. I must rescan some photos.
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