Bowman ‘O’ Gauge Model Steam locomotive

[GreensandsParticipant @greensands]

[GreensandsParticipant @greensands]

Hi all – Many years ago back in the '50s I was given a meths fired Bowman 'O' gauge model steam locomotive and ran it on a length of garden track set up by my father. I cannot remember very much about the details except that it was a tank engine, most probally an 0-6-0 (but possibly an 0-6-2?), LNER markings with outside cylinders I think and green in colour and showing the usual paint scars of a spirit fired locomotive of its time. How I wish I had kept hold of it but like most things of ones past it went the way of all things but I often think back to what I had once had. Are there any one time proud owners of a Bowman on the forum and can anyone possibly help identify the model I might have had and with post some likely photos?

[RedsetterParticipant @redsetter]

There were two different models of outside cylinder 0-4-0 tank engine, plus a smaller one with a single geared inside cylinder, also a 4-4-0 tender engine which is the best known. Plenty still around, as they were solidly made and great fun! If you google Bowman Steam Models or similar, plenty of information and photos on the web.

[Former MemberParticipant @formermember12892]

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[Nigel McBurney 1Participant @nigelmcburney1]

When I was a little lad back in wartime my father aquired a Bowman 4-4-0 tender loco,with Hornby tinplate track and Hornby trucks. It went like stink around track laid on the front room floor so my father removed a couple of the burners to make it a bit more docile,plus some lead weights in some of the trucks to give it a load, when I was about 12 father bought an old o gauge 3 rail electric loco so the Bowman was put to one side. My elderly neighbour at the time had pre war run a thrashing business and had retained his engines plus he also had a fairground roundabout centre engine,I really liked that engine .So the Bowman engine ,was converted into an overtype engine,ie the bowman boiler with the cylinders and loco wheels on top ,held together with Meccano fire box.With two cylinders it made quite a good stationary engine with plenty of power to drive Meccano models, The Meccano has survived but I just cannot remember what happened to the dismantled Bowman,

[Roger BParticipant @rogerb61624]

There are quite a few pictures on here which may help you to identify what you had:

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My brother has a tender locomotive and I have a stationary engine.

[GreensandsParticipant @greensands]

Hi – Thanks for the link. My model would have been the LNER 0-4-0 green LNER Saddle Tank as illustrated. My memory is failing faster than I thought, somehow imagining that it had more than 4 four wheels but there you go!. Budgets were must tighter in those days and Bassett Lowke would have been on the distant horizon.

[Former MemberParticipant @formermember12892]

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