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Accurascale ACC2882-DCC

6700 Class - 6743 - Great Western Green - DCC Sound Fitted

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

6743. Great Western livery

The 67xx was a sub class of panniers built without steam heat or vacuum brakes. The first 25 were built by Bagnall’s of Stafford but this one, from the second 25 was outshopped from the Yorkshire Engine Company, Sheffield, in 1930. Initially accolated to Ebbw Junction, this loco spent its entire working life in South Wales before being withdrawn from Newport Pill shed in 1959

Features: No top feed, Rivetted tanks, early cab style handrails, no bunker steps, Injector overflow routed through running plate

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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.

The Accurascale 6700 Class 67xx Pannier Tank model is a highly detailed representation of a Great Western Railway (GWR) 0-6-0 tank locomotive in GWR green livery. The model features a coreless motor with flywheel and is DCC sound equipped, allowing for realistic sound effects and slow speed running.

The model is built to a scale of 1:76.2 and is designed for 00 gauge track, with a minimum radius of 438mm. It features a die-cast metal chassis and pickups to all wheels, as well as RP25-110 profile 00 gauge wheels.

The model is highly detailed, with etched metal and plastic parts, including grab handles, steps, buffer pipework, and lamp irons. The cab interior is fully detailed, with twin LED pulsing/steady firebox glow and a sliding roof ventilator. The model also features a magnetically removable smoke box door.

The GWR 6700 Class 67xx Pannier Tank was a standard design locomotive built between 1929 and 1950 by several manufacturers, including the GWR's own Swindon Works, Armstrong Whitworth, W.G. Bagnall, Beyer, Peacock & Co., Kerr Stuart, North British Locomotive Co., and Yorkshire Engine Co. The class was designed to be a standard, lightweight yet powerful tank locomotive, and was used for a variety of tasks, including shunting, short trip freight work, and branch line passenger services.

The class was later modified with a larger and more comfortable cab, resulting in the 8750 class, which was built in larger numbers. The pannier tanks were widely used across the GWR and British Railways network, and were classified as 'blue' locomotives under the GWR's route restriction policy, allowing them to be used on a wide range of routes.

The first withdrawals of the class began in 1956, and continued until 1966, when the class was removed from squadron service. Some locomotives were preserved, and many more were saved from the scrapyard through industrial and London Transport service. Today, 16 locomotives from the 5700 and 8750 classes are preserved and are still in operation, with some being re-certified for mainline use.