Present your case

Your opinions on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 0-6-0, proposed by P.J. Boyde in MR252. www.facebook.com/modelrail

Wide usage, lots of liveries, a well known preserved example. It’s solid ‘yes’ from me!

Olly Edwards

Yes, definitely! The locomotive in ‘OO’ would really fill a giant hole in the RTR market for those who are looking to run a great L&YR goods locomotive.

Jamie Bennett

Definitely. With the Bachmann 2-4-2, you have the nucleus of a Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway branch line layout, and it’s an obvious complementary model for the Hornby ‘Pug’.

Tom Wright

Very strong case, as they were long-lived, the last carrying the BR totem and electrification flashes. I have the ‘C’ – now I’m just waiting for the body and tender.

Keith Wallace

Definitely! Such a long-lived design, from pre-grouping right up to nationalisation. Ideal for shunting sidings or running a small branch line. With both Hornby and Bachmann turning their attention to the pre-grouping designs, I imagine it won’t be long before we see one.

George M. Howard

I would prefer a Cambrian or LNWR 0-6-0, but the Lanky 0-6-0 would be great.

Ken Jones

An extremely long-lived and useful class of engine. Built like a battleship, reliable and easy to maintain, this class ended up all over the LMS network in the North and lasted well into BR days. It’s the reason why the L&Y got such sterling service out of them. I reckon they would sell – no question.

Iain Kirk