The LMS ‘Twins’ – Nos. 10000 and 10001 – were the very first mainline diesel locomotives built in the UK and now, this pioneering pair is available in N scale for the first time thanks to Graham Farish.
This model of No. 10001 depicts the second of the ‘Twins’, which entered service under BR ownership, having been completed little more than six months after Nationalisation. Unlike No. 10000, 10001 was outshopped without LMS or BR markings and instead its black and silver paintwork was adorned only with its number in large chrome numerals below each cab side. In this original condition, No. 10001 operated on the Midland Region hauling trains both alone and as a pair with its twin, providing additional haulage power and range.