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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1957 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Manufacturer description
Features:* Finely moulded body with many optional detailing parts
* Cast wheel in the appropriate colour to match livery
* Tungsten chassis
* All wheel pick up
* All wheel drive
* NEM couplings
* Coreless motor for smoother operation
* Includes spares bag with additional detailing parts
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 All 25 engines were taken into B.R. stock in January 1948; however fourteen were withdrawn over the next year, leaving just eleven survivors, distributed to Eastleigh, Plymouth, Bournemouth and Ashford. The last two representatives stationed at Winchester were withdrawn in October 1963, a month short of their seventieth birthday.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.
Catalogue listing
Brand
Dapol
Product Code
4S-018-011D
GTIN
5016927036164
RRP
£140.00
Release date
May 2020
Model details
Coupling
NEM
DCC status
DCC Fitted
Finish
Pristine
Gauge
OO
Livery
Black with Early Emblem
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Height
48mm
Width
34mm
Power pickup
All wheels
Running number
30084
Prototype information
Locomotive class*
London & South Western Railway B4
Operator
British Railways
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
0-4-0T
Designer
William Adams
Built
1891-1908
Total produced
25
* 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.
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