{"product_id":"o-gauge-bat-4-4-0-stock-code-12074","title":"O-gauge \"Bat\" 4-4-0","description":"A war-time design by LBSC, the O-gauge \"Bat\" is something of a rarity to see these days. Based loosely on the Southern Schools, it was his first design published during the war in \"Model Engineer\" magazine, along with an 0-6-0 goods version \"Owl\" based on the LMS 4F.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    In typical whimsical LBSC style, the engines were named after nocturnal animals, the ide being that the finished locomotives could be run in the dark, under wartime blackout restrictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    The original design gave instructions for both coal and spirit-fired boilers. Coal-firing must have been pretty challenging in O-gauge - this one has a water tube boiler, for spirit-firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Work to date is to a good standard and includes a free-rolling slip eccentric chassis that runs well on air, a neatly made tender, platework and a quantity of parts (including, we suspect, a few \"foreigners\").\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    To our amazement, on checking with our friends at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kennions.co.uk\/bat-o-gauge\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKennions\u003c\/a\u003e, they still list drawings and castings for the design, 85 years after it was first published!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e    Includes free UK shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54010267369813,"sku":"12074","price":395.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/12074-1.webp?v=1779901018","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/o-gauge-bat-4-4-0-stock-code-12074","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}