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 mixture of brass and polyester resin on a steel chassis.
It carries an Archangel builders plate, but I didn't think Stewart built battery powered diesel models....
I've found a single photo on the net of what seems to be the same model and it was described as a Merlin 'Motor Mule'.
I found it at a toy train swapmeet last year. It was cheap, but needs a lot of TLC. It seems to have been built with battery power and manual speed control (there is still a potentiometer under the air cleaner), but it was subsequently butchered to convert it to track power.
The plan is to restore it to manual battery power, along with adding some basic detail like handrails, windows, etc and a treat it to a new coat of paint.
Regards,
Graeme
