NEW KIT - WHEATLEY / Reid Y10 . . .

The NEW Wheatley Y10 kit (as rebuilt by Reid) is a step back in time for what is a charming 0-4-0 tender locomotive ideally suited to beginner modelers and those with small layouts. The North British Railway built only two prototypes (1010 and 1011), which were slightly different from each other, one of which made it through the 1923 grouping (but never received an LNER number). The kit will be supplied with all castings, handrail knobs, bearings, wire, glazing, electrical wire and couplings as well as illustrated instructions. The buffers have fully sprung steel heads. Fittings include a mixture of 40 lost wax brass and 12 whitemetal castings which include a chimney, dome, smokebox door, backhead, front and rear bufferbeams, tender brake standard, cab dials, safety valves, whistle, regulator handle, sandbox lids, smokebox dart, smokebox blower valve, washout plugs, water tank filler lid, tallow cups, clack valves, injectors and tender axleboxes / springs.

The kit is supplied with specially commisioned Slaters Wheels along with brass works plates and NBR transfers.

The assitance of Euan Cameron throughout this project is gratefully acknowledged.