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Accurascale ACC2500-7812

7812 – ‘Erlestoke Manor ' BR Manor Class - DCC Ready

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Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

7812 – ‘Erlestoke Manor '

• BR Lined Green with Late Crest
• Redraughted Chimney
• Flush Tender Body
• Narrow hornplates
• Etched metal "Cambrian Coast Express" and "Pembroke Coast Express" headboards

Please note photos depict the decorated sample and may not fully represent the finished item. 

Common Features:

• Highly-detailed OO gauge model, 1:76.2 scale on 16.5mm track
• Based on 3D scan of 7808 Cookham Manor and full works drawings provided by Great Western Society, Didcot
• Surveys undertaken with assistance of Erlestoke Manor Fund, Dinmore Manor Loco Ltd and Tyseley Locomotive Works
• Smokebox and chimney correctly represents as-built GWR condition or post-1952 BR redraughting
• Fully-detailed cab interior with many separate parts 
• Die-cast metal chassis, running plate and body
• Scale width wire handrails
• Etched metal/plastic and lost wax detail parts, incl. grab handles, steps, drain cocks, etc
• Etched metal pre-painted name and numberplates
• High-fidelity dummy screw couplings
• Fully sprung metal buffers and factory-installed pipework
• Tapered or straight buffer housings where applicable
• Brake blocks in line with wheels
• Front mini-tension lock coupler can be replaced by accurate front pony truck moulding
  

Tender Details:

• Churchward 3,500 gal tender with numerous variations including riveted and flush sides, narrow or wide hornplates, three different styles of spring hanger and underframe-mounted water scoop
• Fully sprung metal buffers, factory-installed pipework and high fidelity dummy screw couplings
• Early tapered, tapered or straight buffer housings where applicable
• Optional overhead warning plate bracket on late-BR examples
• Kinetic NEM coupler mounts on tender at correct height with mini-tension-lock couplers
• DCC decoder socket in tender
• Choice of lift out sections: empty or simulated ‘coal’ load

DCC / Electronic Features:

• Very high-quality 3-pole motor with flywheel, low starting voltage and smooth power delivery
  
• DCC ready or factory-installed DCC Sound options
  
• DCC Sound locomotives have speaker mounted in smokebox and speaker in tender
  
• PowerPack capacitor bank for uninterrupted power and sound
  
• Flickering firebox light (synchronised with sound on DCC installed models)
  
• Electrical pickup from all tender and locomotive driving wheels

Traction Features:

• Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)
  
• Die-cast metal chassis, running plate and body with sprung centre driving axle
  
• Metal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running
  
• Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h)
  
• RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

Accurascale 7812 – ‘Erlestoke Manor’ is a ready‑to‑run OO gauge model of a GWR 7800 ‘Manor’ locomotive, supplied as part of the BR Manor Class range. The model is presented in British Railways lined green with the late crest, features a redraughted chimney, a flush tender body, narrow horn plates and etched metal headboards reading “Cambrian Coast Express” and “Pembroke Coast Express”. The prototype period represented is British Railways early crest.

The locomotive is built to 1:76.2 scale on 16.5 mm track and is based on a 3‑D scan of 7808 Cookham Manor together with full works drawings from the Great Western Society, Didcot. It incorporates a die‑cast metal chassis, running plate and body, scale‑width wire handrails, etched metal and lost‑wax detail parts, pre‑painted name and number plates and high‑fidelity dummy screw couplings. The cab interior is fully detailed with many separate components. The tender is a Churchward 3,500 gal type with optional variations in side panels, horn plates, spring hangers and buffer housings, and includes fully sprung metal buffers, factory‑fitted pipework and kinetic NEM coupler mounts.

Electronic features include a three‑pole motor with flywheel, low starting voltage and smooth power delivery. The model can be supplied DCC ready or with factory‑installed DCC sound; sound‑equipped examples have a speaker in the smokebox and a speaker in the tender, a PowerPack capacitor bank for uninterrupted power and sound, and a flickering firebox light that synchronises with the sound. Electrical pickup is taken from all driving wheels of both locomotive and tender.

Performance specifications comprise a minimum curve radius of 438 mm on second‑radius set‑track, a metal helical gearbox for slow‑speed operation, gearing that allows a scale top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h) and RP25‑110 profile OO gauge wheels. The tender offers lift‑out sections for an empty or simulated coal load and an optional overhead warning plate bracket for later BR examples. The model is supplied with the manufacturer part number ACC2500‑7812.