Old Triang Jinty

Ok guys here's my latest addition to my OO gauge collection, a Triang (old Hornby) model of a 'Jinty' tank engine. These were and still are a very popular model, fairly simple of design, but really good runners and incredibly hardy/reliable.

However this one is a real gem, it is modelled in LMS red which was before British Rail came into existence. Despite its age it is absolutely immaculate, perfect transfers/printing, no damage and it is even fitted with a smoke generator.

The thing most difficult to believe though is the age, it comes in its original box complete with all the packaging, the instruction sheets, even a glass funnel for filling the smoke generator. I'm not sure of the exact age, but it has the original price written on the end of the box, which is 65/- which is old English short hand for 65 shillings or in modern money £3 and 25p. The fact it has both marked probably puts it around 1970 as decimalisation came into being on 15 February 1971 and this one being marked with both prices probably means it was on sale just before and through the transition. So this makes the loco around 50 years old