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Accurascale ACC2884-DCC

5700 Class - 7755 - Shirtbutton 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

7755. GWR Shirt button Livery.

7755 was a loco from the “Work Creation” orders. This engine was built in 1930 by North British Locomotive Co. at Queens Park works in Glasgow. New to Neath shed. By the late 1930’s 7755 gained the then new “shirt button” GWR logo and was transferred to Llanelly shed. A South Wales engine for its entire life, it was withdrawn from Aberbeeg shed in 1962 and scrapped.

Features: No top feed, early cab style handrails, Bunker steps fitted, 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 5700 Class 57xx Pannier Tank model is a highly detailed 00 gauge locomotive, representing the Great Western Railway's standard pannier tank locomotive. Built from 1929 to 1950, the 5700 class was designed to be a lightweight yet powerful locomotive, easy to maintain and handle, with a Belpaire boiler, inside cylinders driven by Stephenson's valve gear, enclosed cab, and pannier tanks.

The model features a die-cast metal chassis and pickups to all wheels, a coreless motor with flywheel for maximum performance and slow speed running, and Next18 DCC readiness or ESU LokSound V5 sound. It also includes etched metal and plastic detail parts, including grab handles, steps, buffer pipework, and lamp irons. The locomotive's cab interior is fully detailed, with twin LED pulsing/steady firebox glow, and the model features scale width wire handrails and sand pipes.

The 5700 class was built by various contractors, including North British, Bagnall, Beyer-Peacock, Kerr-Stuart, Armstrong Whitworth, and Yorkshire Engine Co., with a total of 300 locomotives produced. The class was used extensively on the Great Western Railway and later British Railways western region network, with many being employed on a variety of tasks, including local pick-up freight trains, shunting yards, branch line passenger services, and ECS and pilot duties.

The first withdrawals began in 1956, and by 1966 the class was removed from squadron service. However, some locomotives were preserved and continued to be used in industrial and London Transport service until the 1970s. Today, 16 pannier tanks remain in preservation, with four of these having been re-certified for mainline use and seen on excursion trains running at speeds of up to 45mph.