LNER B12 – 8572 Steam Locomotive Hueforge

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Description

Can be re-scaled but remember to not change the Z axis.

Print at 100% infill with a layer height of 0.08mm with a base layer of 0.16mm
 

 You may print at higher layer heights below the Base Thickness of 0.48mm
The Max allowed Thickness is 2.24mm and the Actual Thickness is 2.24mm

Filaments Used:
    #080a0d    PLA PolyLite Black  Transmission Distance: 0.3
    #4c5f71    PLA BambuLab Basic Blue Gray  Transmission Distance: 3
    #8c9099    PLA PolyLite Grey  Transmission Distance: 1
    #e2dedb    PLA PolyLite White  Transmission Distance: 5
This print uses 4 unique filaments

Swap Instructions:
    Start with Black
    At layer #9 (0.8mm) swap to Blue Gray
    At layer #14 (1.2mm) swap to Grey
    At layer #21 (1.76mm) swap to White for the rest.

This Hueforge Artwork is 170x113mm

The LNER B12 – 8572 is a preserved example of a British steam locomotive originally designed by Alfred John Hill for the Great Eastern Railway (GER) in the early twentieth century. Officially classified as a B12 under the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), it was part of a series of 4-6-0 mixed-traffic locomotives built to handle both passenger and goods trains over the GER network, which had relatively light track and restrictive loading gauges. The first B12 engines appeared in 1911, and their design combined a relatively compact boiler with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement, giving them the strength to handle heavier trains without exceeding axle weight limits.

Locomotive number 8572 was built in 1928 at Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, one of several batches produced after the grouping of British railways in 1923, when the LNER absorbed the GER. The later engines, including 8572, were equipped with the improved B12/3 boiler design that offered greater efficiency and reliability. They worked primarily on the former Great Eastern lines radiating from London Liverpool Street to East Anglia, hauling express passenger trains, local services, and sometimes freight.

By the late 1950s, dieselisation and the arrival of newer steam classes led to the gradual withdrawal of the B12s, and most were scrapped. However, 8572 was saved thanks to its historical significance and is now the sole surviving example of the entire class. It entered preservation in 1963 and is based on the North Norfolk Railway, where it has been restored to full working order in its LNER apple green livery. Today it represents a rare link to the Edwardian and interwar era of British steam engineering, combining elegant design with practical performance. Its survival offers insight into the transition from lightweight pre-grouping locomotives to the more powerful standardised engines of later decades.

This Locomotive can be seen at North Norfolk Railway

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