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Thanks for the ideas. They got me thinking and I found this advert in an old Railway Modeller. http://members.optusnet.com.au/graemetbrown/FowlerAdvert.jpg Looks like Tom Cooper sold them for a couple of years in the late '80s under his Steamlines business, after he parted company with Merlin. No id...

Can anyone help me identify the maker of this model of a Fowler petrol-mechanical loco? http://members.optusnet.com.au/graemetbrown/FowlerPM.jpg It bears some resemblance to the ESSEL Engineering Fowler model, especially in the drive arrangement, but it is nowhere near as detailed. Bodywork is a mix...

Double Post I know, but I just want to "bump" this thread with  a plea to anyone who has information regarding the original cost of an IP Jessie. Just joined and was going through old posts. Old versions of websites can sometimes be found on 'The Wayback Machine' internet archive. Not all...