Dapol 4S-001-007S

Lydham Manor BR Lined Green (Late Crest) 78xx Manor Class 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive No.7827 Sound Fitted

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late 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 Lydham Manor
• LIVERY BR Green
• DCC TYPE DCC Fitted
• TRACK SUPPLY 2 Rail DCC
• 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 Lydham Manor is a 1:76 scale OO gauge model of GWR 78xx class locomotive No 7827. The model is finished in pristine lined BR green with the late crest, measures 130 mm in length, and is equipped with a die‑cast compensated chassis, detailed cab interior and a sprung front pony truck that can negotiate 2nd‑radius (438 mm) curves. It features a slide‑in PCB for a NEXT‑18 DCC decoder and a no‑solder speaker connection, with electrical pick‑up on all driving and tender wheels, firebox glow and Dapol’s proven slow‑speed mechanism and high‑torque motor.

The locomotive is modelled after the British Railways version built in December 1950 at Swindon Works, withdrawn in October 1965 after 14 years of service. The real locomotive belonged to the Great Western Railway 7800 “Manor” class, a 4‑6‑0 steam engine designed by Charles Collett for lighter axle loading and used for local passenger and freight duties. Thirty examples were built, of which nine survive in preservation.

Technical data for the model includes: gauge OO, coupling NEM, power pickup on all wheels except the front pony, DCC sound fitted and a manufacturer part number 4S‑001‑007S. The model incorporates Dapol’s slide‑in PCB technology from the Dapol Mogul line, a conductive drawbar for tender wheel pick‑up, and a sugar‑cube speaker enclosure for sound. Length over buffers is 247 mm.