Which lubricator do I need

[Michael CallaghanParticipant @michaelcallaghan68621]

Hi, I am at the position of needing to find and fit a lubricator to the running board of my 5 inch gauge royal Scot. However I am at a loss which lubricator I need and the best way of fitting to the running board. If anyone owns a royal Scot with the lubricator mounted in the running board, can they please let me know which one to buy and how it’s mounted. Thanks

[Martin Johnson 1Participant @martinjohnson1]

The July copy of ME&W had an article by Doug Hewson on fitting lubricators to a Standard 4.  The  Royal Scot being an LMS beast would be similar.  There are some cracking lost wax castings available for the Wakefield lubricator.

Martin

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

Perhaps not, according to Wikepedia the LMS used Silvertown lubricators, not Wakefield. BR put a lot of effort into standard fittings, even if the loco was based on pre nationalisation design

Only a rivet counter would know of course

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

17d miniatures sell castings for Silvertown, £70. Looks like a dummy to me but I could be wrong. There is also a chap selling 3D printed plastic for O gauge for £5, you might persuade him to do 5″g, he’d only have to scale his computer model. Chap in our club has a 5 inch Scot, I’ll try to remember to ask him where the real lubricator is when I next see him.

[Michael CallaghanParticipant @michaelcallaghan68621]

If you could ask Duncan. Thanks

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