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Dapol 4S-018-014D

B4 0-4-0T 89 Trouville Brown (DCC-Fitted)

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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 0-4-0 B4 steam tank locomotive is a model of a locomotive that operated in the Southampton Docks area during the British Railways era. The model features a finely moulded body with separately added fine details and a die-cast compensated chassis with all wheel pick up. It has a 5 pole skew wound motor and a 6 pin socket for DCC fitting.

The model is available in a livery representing the Southampton Docks and is suitable for use on minimum radius curves of 1. The locomotive has a length of 98mm, a width of 34mm, and a height of 48mm. It features NEM pockets and a coupling system that uses a tension lock.

The prototype locomotive was built in 1890 and was designed to navigate the poor track conditions and sharp curves of the Cattewater and Sutton Harbour lines at Plymouth. A total of 25 locomotives were built, with 14 being withdrawn by 1949 and the remaining 11 being preserved. The last two examples were withdrawn in October 1963.

The model is available with DCC fitted, which means that it is ready for digital control. An accessory bag is included with the model, containing spares and optional details.