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For lack of a better name. I'm back from Germany, and I had a blast. I got a lot of ideas from the trip, so you'll be seeing a lot more microspace, builds in general, and a diorama.
This engine is numbered 514 (as a tribute to the HC514 part seen in the Adventurers sets), and the the tender should say LNER, (London North-Eastern Railway) as that's who originally designed and built the Z1 class locomotive. This 4-6-2 type engine is named Auburn Flyer and is not actually owned by the railroad company, but it is maintained and crewed by the railroad's employees when called upon by Lord Sinister to be moved from his private siding. (That's why it has the non-LNER-standard gold, black, and brown paint scheme that matches his coaches: it's Sam's personal color scheme for his railway stock - it's owned by Lord Sam Sinister himself. He even had this locomotive designed just for him.)
In reality, this Z1 type never existed on the LNER, as it is a creation of my own imagination. My fictional Z1 take on the wheel 4-6-2 arrangement is inspired by the 2-10-0 Austerity class of WWII (boiler wise) with a tender donated by the A3 which originally pulled Sam Sinister's train. (this reminds me, the engine portion of that locomotive will be sacrificed to make this newer engine possible.)
This engine is numbered 514 (as a tribute to the HC514 part seen in the Adventurers sets), and the the tender should say LNER, (London North-Eastern Railway) as that's who originally designed and built the Z1 class locomotive. This 4-6-2 type engine is named Hazel Crusader, and is not actually owned by the railroad company, but it is maintained and crewed by the railroad's employees when called upon by Lord Sinister to be moved from his private siding. (That's why it has the non-LNER-standard gold, black, and brown paint scheme that matches his coaches: it's Sam's personal color scheme for his railway stock - it's owned by Lord Sam Sinister himself. He even had this locomotive designed just for him.)
The rear of the car features Lord Sam Sinister's license plate, HC514, along with a large trunk big enough for several large suitcases.... or certain Australian adventurer - adversary, if needed.
Built sometime in the early 1950's by Fireglo Rail Systems for British Railways, Guards' Van #HC514 was used on many trips across the former London Midland & Southern. It was sold in 1978 to the Lego Rail Transportation Society (LRTS) for use on their restored main line with their freight train.
Thank you to Fireglo450 for creating the basis for this model. I couln't have donei t without you, so I'm including your Fireglo Rail Systems as one of the industries served by the LRTS heritage railway.