📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of RailwayModels.uk

Back to product list

Dapol 4S-001-005

7800 Class 7819 'Hinton Manor' BR Early Black

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

The GWR Manor was a versatile 4-6-0 configured locomotive designed with a lighter axle loading than the existing and popular Grange class which enabled the Manor to operate in regions of the GWR where this was not possible with a locomotive of comparable power.

In all, 30 Manor class locomotives were manufactured at Swindon in two batches: 20 between 1938 and 1939 and then a further 10 post nationalisation in 1950 which were designated 5MT. Although initially the performance of the locomotive was deemed at best mediocre, subtle internal refinements made towards the mid 1950s resulted in a successful and popular locomotive. In all nine examples of the Manor survived into preservation.

SPECIFICATIONS

• CLASS 78xx (Manor)
• BUILT BY GWR/BR Swindon Works
• ENTERED SERVICE 1938
• NUMBER BUILT 30
• OPERATOR GWR / BR
• WHEEL CONFIGURATION 4-6-0
• PURPOSE Local Passenger and Freight
• NUMBER PRESERVED 9

MODEL
Many original GA drawings were used in the development of these accurate and authentic model.

Building on the many developments from the Dapol Mogul including Dapol's award winning slide in PCB in the boiler for tool free DCC fitting and sugar cube speaker enclosure (for sound models). Conductive drawbar providing tender wheel pick-up and connections for high bass speaker.

The locomotive will have all of the usual refinements that are expected to be found on all Dapol models.


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• NAME Hinton Manor
• LIVERY BR Black
• DCC TYPE DCC Ready
• TRACK SUPPLY 12v DC
• FINISH Pristine

FEATURES
A diecast compensated chassis
Detailed cab interior with screw reverse
The front pony truck is also sprung and operates on a cam so the model will negotiate R2 curves with ease.
A slide in PCB offers simple ‘tool-free’ installation of a NEXT-18 DCC decoder and a ’no-solder’ speaker connection. This board slides through the smoke box door and connects directly to the locomotive mother board.
The tender to locomotive drawbar includes reliable electrical connections moulded within the close-coupling push-fit coupling. This eliminates wired plugs and unreliable wiper style connections.
The locomotive and tender have electrical pick-up on all driving and tender wheels
Firebox glow
Dapol’s proven slow speed mechanism and high torque motor

MEASUREMENTS

• LENGTH OVER BUFFERS 247mm

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.

Dapol Hinton Manor is a ready‑to‑run 4‑6‑0 steam locomotive model in 1:76 (OO) scale, representing Great Western Railway No 7819 Hinton Manor in British Railways black livery with the early crest emblem. The prototype locomotive was built in February 1939, withdrawn on 26 November 1965 after 26 years of service and was designed by Charles Collett as a lighter‑axle‑loading alternative to the Grange class.

The model measures 130 mm over buffers, has a die‑cast compensated chassis and a detailed cab interior with a screw reverse. It is fitted with NEM couplings, a sprung front pony truck that negotiates 2nd‑radius (438 mm) curves, and electrical pick‑up on all driving and tender wheels except the front pony. A slide‑in PCB allows tool‑free installation of a NEXT‑18 DCC decoder and a no‑solder speaker connection; the drawbar includes moulded electrical contacts, eliminating separate plugs.

Power is supplied via 12 V DC on the track, with DCC 18 compatibility and a high‑torque motor combined with Dapol’s proven slow‑speed mechanism. Additional features include firebox glow, a pristine finish and a period representation of the British Railways early crest.

The model carries Dapol part number 4S‑001‑005 and is described as “pristine” in condition. It aims to replicate the appearance and operation of the original GWR 7800 “Manor” class, of which nine examples survive in preservation.