Streamlined Trains

I started my web site - www.elegantsteam.com - only 5 weeks ago and can't get over the surprise of seeing so many hits, over 2100, on what is, after all, only of interest to steam railway enthusiasts. British ones at that. Analysing the stats tells me that the LNER is currently the most popular and, digging deeper, I find that the streamlined trains, ie, the Coronation, the West Riding Ltd and the Silver Jubilee, take pole position for viewing.

I don't find this altogether too surprising as I, too, have always been fascinated by them. The sheer glamour and bezazz of these trains can only bring out "Wow" sounds. This reaction can only be got from photographs, eyewitness acounts and the few films that are available for most people but for me ? A bit different as I saw the West Riding Ltd on several occasions when I was but a boy. Even at that young age I was speechless at the sight of this magnificent blue train and wanted to see it again and again. Of course, I was in love with the A3's and all the A4's, but that blue train !! The nonchalance of the driver as he leaned out his cab talking with my Dad, the huge bulk of the blue A4 locomotive. Memories such as these tend to be burned into one's brain so that it was as yesterday.

However, currently I'm working on the Silver Jubilee set. As will be seen on the site I already have Coach A. I'm now working on Coach C, an all first open. I think that I have the grey sides slightly better than those published so I'll probably rework Coach A.

Another project, still in planning, is the LMS 1939 Coronation Scot set in red and gold. The coach sets were definitely one-offs and need some research before I put pen to tablet.

That's it for today. Keep visiting and I hope that you enjoy. I don't get much feedback, negative or positive, so I must be doing something right!

Brown Jack