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Dapol 4S-018-005D

B4 0-4-0T BR LATE CREST 30096

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Locomotive Background

In 1890 Adams ordered 20 powerful four- coupled tank engines from Nine Elms Works, the design being preferred to six-coupled because of the many poorly laid out goods yards and the sharply curved Cattewater and Sutton Harbour lines at Plymouth. When the South Western gained control of Southampton docks in 1892 Adams transferred two engines there which had their cab front and back sheets cut away to aid visibility and were named JERSEY and GUERNSEY. Over the next few years twelve more were transferred to the docks, including two of the five built by Drummond. All 25 engines were taken into B.R. stock in January 1948; however fourteen were withdrawn over the next year, leaving just eleven survivors, distributed to Eastleigh, Plymouth, Bournemouth and Ashford. The last two representatives stationed at Winchester were withdrawn in October 1963, a month short of their seventieth birthday. Happily both have been preserved.

Model Specification

• Finely moulded body with many separately added fine details
• DCC ready with a 6 pin socket included
• DCC fitted models available
• Cast wheels with fine relief and appropriate colouring
• Die-cast chassis and all wheel pick up
• NEM pockets as standard
• Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor
• Accessory bag with spares and other optional detail

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.

The Dapol OO Gauge LSWR Class B4 0-4-0T steam locomotive is a model of a British Railways Late Crest locomotive. This model is fitted with DCC and features a finely moulded body with separately added details. The locomotive is finished in black with a Late Crest livery and carries the running number 30096.

The model has a length of 99mm and a width of 34mm, with a height of 48mm. It has a minimum radius curve requirement of 1st Radius (371mm) and features all-wheel power pickup. The locomotive is designed for OO gauge tracks and has NEM pockets as standard.

The prototype locomotives were built by the London & South Western Railway between 1891 and 1908, with 25 examples produced. They were used for goods trains and were valued for their ability to navigate poorly laid out goods yards and sharply curved lines. The locomotives were later taken into British Railways stock in 1948, with 11 examples surviving until the 1960s.

The model is designed to represent the locomotives during the British Railways Late Crest period. It includes a powerful 5-pole skew wound motor and comes with a cast wheels with fine relief and appropriate colouring. The model also includes a die-cast compensated chassis and an accessory bag with spares and other optional details.