Builder: Simon Bowen
Region: Europe & Middle East
Category entered:
Year entered: 2023
Brand of building bricks used:
LEGO
Since 2026, the Brick Train Awards have accepted models created with other LEGO®-compatible construction brick systems.
About LSWR F9 Class “The Bug” by Simon Bowen
The London and South Western Railway F9 Class inspection locomotive, also known as "The Bug". Commissioned by Chief Mechanical Engineer Dugald Drummond to both get him to work and allow him and his colleagues to visit the LSWR network.
A bit of a mechanically challenging build due to the wheel arrangement and my intention to model the splashers on the smaller leading and trailing wheels. I've also managed to squeeze minifig Dugald reading his paper inside the saloon. The model is powered by two Circuit Cube motors.
A few videos about the model's construction and showing it running, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZUQ3z7p4OFgWfopB7NaImRA3GScD6x5q&si=aTRpwo5pXLs3LrsN
More information about the prototype, here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSWR_F9_class