Lot 201 Steam Locomotive "WHITTAKER TABLET CATCHER" As fitted to Locos that ran on the S & D J R. - Fowler Midland 4F's and 7 F's - i.e. Loco No's 40634 / 44xxx / 75xxx / Loco's. They were fitted with tablet exchanging apparatus which were fitted to both sides of the Tender. From the late 1870s a number of the single line sections were made double track, to improve handling of the heavy train service, and by 1905 about two-thirds of the main line mileage was double track, and trains could now run throughout from Bath to Bournemouth with reasonable convenience, excepting only the awkward arrangement at Templecombe. Southbound trains calling there (to make connection into the LSWR Exeter main line) had to be hauled back to the S&D junction by a spare engine, then to continue their southward journey the corresponding evolution in reverse was necessary for northbound trains. This complexity persisted until the final closure of the S&D line. Excellent condition. Rare Survivor!!

 

  Lot sold for £300 (PB 100)