James Beeson 0 Gauge – 4-4-2 Locomotive & Tender N.B.R. (North British Railway) class C11 ‘Borderer’ No. 881, 3-rail electric – when purchased some years ago the Locomotives boiler bands were pealing off (yes fitted with paper boiler bands), these have now been refixed by Alan Brackenbrough. Some time ago I purchased a number of  name/number and running number plates that originated from the Beeson family amoungst them was a set of No.881 NBR running number plates for this  Locomotive ‘Boarderer’  which were identical to the ones fitted to the Locomotive the recent from the Beeson family collection were incorrectly cut and resumably seconds.

Hand applied name ‘BOARDER’ front splasher, crest to second splasher and ‘N.B.R.’ lettering to tender sides. It is fitted with a skate-style 3-rail pick-up under the tender. Excellent cab detail and it runs as you would expect like a Swiss watch.

Twenty-two Locomotives were built, and all were named, Borderer was built in 1906 and withdrawn in 1936, all were scrapped by 1939.