Liverpool Lime Street

Builder: John Holden and friends Gauge & scale: 4mm:1ft scale, 18mm gauge ‘EM’ Size: 45ft by 8ft

Let’s start our train spotting adventure where all good adventures start: at a main line terminus. It’s 1947 and the LMS is trying to put some gloss back on to its war-torn system. Under Liverpool Lime Street’s cavernous trainshed on the day of our visit is ‘2MT’ No. 6404, still only a few months old and carrying the LMS’ modern lettering style. It’s in sharp contrast to ‘Jubilee’ No. 5563 Australia and ‘Crab’ No. 2944, which look desperately in need of some attention. Maybe one day we’ll take a trip to London on the ‘Manxman’…