Presenting the C4 Atlantic! Originally built as the GCR class 8B, these Robinson designed Atlantics would faithfully serve the London and North Eastern Railway, with several class memebers surviving to serve Britisih Rails. In real life, the last member was withdrawn and scrapped in 1950, with no surviving members. But my Au, my rules.
Within the Grand Theft Sodor Au:
5260 was the last in service in 1950, and was bought straight from British Rails by a Preservation Railway Group (The same that saved Silver Fox)
13 was formerly 2913, and was bought from LNER by the Lustree Glunbry Braskinton Railway in 1946.
192 was the first member of the class built, and was preserved as part of the National Collection at her withdrawl in 1950.
5266 was loaned to the North Western Railway during the second world war, and was officialy purchased in 1943. She retains her LNER number and livery.
W35 was originally numbered 194. She was allocated to the Wrexham in 1948, and would remain with the Denbigh and Wreham Railway when it gained its independace from British Rails.
No.14 was formerly 363, the youngest of the class. In 1936, she was trialed on the Chester and Holyhead Railway, leading to her purchase by the same.
