A well-built 3 1/2 inch gauge American 4-4-0 to LBSC's popular "Virginia" design, the work of a highly experienced model engineer who, over forty years built just about everything from a 2 1/2 inch gauge "Dyak" to 7 1/4 inch gauge LNER A4.

Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the LB&SCR Class A1/A1X, which ran on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, and latterly the Southern Railway network. The original names mainly denoted various places served by the LB&SCR. Sold to Pauling & Co., September 1902.

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Dec 8, 2011 · Mike has built a total of twenty passenger hauling live steamers since then, culminating in two Welsh narrow gauge locos, a USA standard 4-4-0, an LMS Royal Scot, and a GWR King (all in 7 ¼ inch gauge). For a change he also …

They were designed by R. J. Billinton and were either built at Brighton works 1899–1902 or else by Messrs Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1901. Twelve members of the class were rebuilt from 1922 to 1924 by L. B. Billinton with a larger boiler, cylinders and a superheater. The rebuilt locomotives were classified B4X.

Mar 14, 2003 · Our Britannia boasts a home made LBSC designed injector--- it is still working after 16 yrs in our hands--- yet some say they cannot be made to work. Britannia and Maisie stand out as being perhaps his very best work, Maisie, a 1930s effort was updated with a boiler with more superheater flues.

Mar 27, 2006 · A design produced in the 1930s by LBSC was the basis for Aster’s Southern Railway “Schools” class 4-4-0 in 1975, considered to be the first “modern era,” gauge 1, production, live-steam locomotive.

It was LBSC's contention that any person with enough desire could build a working steam locomotive. Many of his designs were based on actual engines, though they were usually modified and often simplified for the home builder.

The LBSC Project was started as a place for people to come together who appreciate the work of the legendary master of small scale locomotives, the father of the modern day live steam hobby as it is known, LBSC or Curly Lawrence.