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Dapol 4S-024-003S

HL 0-4-0 'Invincible' Maroon Lined Straw (DCC-Sound)

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Prototype Eras
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Hawthorn Leslie and Company was formed by the merger of the shipbuilder A. Leslie and Company in Hebburn with the locomotive works of R. and W. Hawthorn at St.Peter’s in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1886. The company manufactured locomotives to order for main line companies and later had a number of standard designs including 0-4-0 saddle tanks and fireless locomotives.

In 1937 Robert Stephenson of Darlington amalgamated with the locomotive works at Forth Banks to form Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd. By this time Hawthorn Leslie had built 2,783 locomotives.

The newly formed Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns became a subsidiary of the Vulcan Foundry in 1943 and Hawthorn’s 137-year connection with Forth Banks ended.

The Dapol model is based on the 0-4-0 saddle tanks built between 1899 and 1924. They were produced in large numbers and continued in a variety of industrial uses (included iron works, collieries and power stations) until the early to mid 1970s. Over 10 locomotives have made it into various states of preservation.

FEATURES

• Finely moulded body with many separately added fine details
• DCC-Fitted with NEXT-18 socket — accessed via the lift off dicast saddle tanks
• Cast wheels with fine relief and appropriate colouring
• Die-cast compensated chassis and all wheel pick up
• NEM pockets as standard
• Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor
• Accessory bag with spares and other optional detail

SPECIFICATIONS

• CLASS Hawthorn Leslie Saddle Tank
• LIVERY Marroon Lined Straw
• WHEEL CONFIGURATION 0-4-0
• DCC TYPE DCC Fitted
• TRACK SUPPLY 12V DC
• FINISH Pristine

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Dapol Hawthorn Leslie 0‑4‑0 Maroon Lined Straw ‘Invincible’ is a 12 V DC DCC‑sound fitted model of a pre‑grouping saddle‑tank locomotive. The model carries the private‑owner livery ‘Invincible’, is supplied in pristine finish and is equipped with a NEXT‑18 DCC socket, a five‑pole skew wound motor and all‑wheel power pickup. It includes NEM coupling pockets, cast wheels with fine relief, a die‑cast compensated chassis and an accessory bag containing spares.

The locomotive depicted is based on Hawthorn Leslie saddle tanks built between 1899 and 1924. These 0‑4‑0ST locomotives were produced in large numbers for industrial use in iron works, collieries and power stations and remained in service until the early to mid‑1970s, with over ten examples now preserved.

Hawthorn Leslie and Company was created in 1886 by the merger of A. Leslie and Co. of Hebburn with the locomotive works of R. and W. Hawthorn at St Peter’s, Newcastle upon Tyne. By 1937 the firm had built 2 783 locomotives and merged with Robert Stephenson to become Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd., a subsidiary of the Vulcan Foundry from 1943.