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Dapol 4S-018-014

B4 0-4-0T 89 Trouville Brown

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

The London and South Western Railway B4 class was a class of 0-4-0 tank engines originally designed for station piloting and dock shunting. They were later used extensively in Southampton Docks for nearly half a century.

The locomotives were designed by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) Locomotive Superintendent William Adams. They were unusual in having inside Stephenson valve gear but outside cylinders and coal bunkers on the footplate inside the cab. The class were originally built with Adams's design of stovepipe chimney, although these were later replaced by a lipped version, as on our model, designed by Adams' successor, Dugald Drummond. Our model is an example with an original cab, but some examples also had cut away cabs to improve visibility. They were designed for shunting in locations with a sharp curves, such as the dockyard at Devonport and as pilots at the major stations.

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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 Dapol OO Gauge LSWR Class B4 0-4-0T locomotive is a model of a steam tank engine that represents the Southampton Docks livery.

The model features a finely moulded body with separately added fine details, a 6 pin socket for DCC operation, and a powerful 5 pole skew wound motor. It also includes a die-cast compensated chassis and all wheel pick up, as well as NEM pockets as standard.

The locomotive is based on a real-life class of engines built by the London and South Western Railway in 1890, with 20 engines ordered from Nine Elms Works. The class was chosen for its suitability for the poorly laid out goods yards and sharply curved lines at Plymouth. Over the years, 25 engines were built, with some being transferred to the Southampton docks and later taken into British Railways stock in 1948.