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Dapol 4S-024-006D

HL 0-4-0 'Faraday' Green (DCC-Fitted)

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Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

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.

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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 Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0 Green 'Faraday' is a steam tank locomotive model. It features a plain green livery and is fitted with DCC. The model has a minimum radius curve of Radius 1 and all wheels are capable of power pickup. It is coupled using a NEM/Tension lock coupling.

The model is built to represent the Hawthorn Leslie Saddle Tank locomotives built between 1899 and 1924. Hawthorn Leslie and Company was a manufacturer of locomotives, formed in 1886 by the merger of A. Leslie and Company and R. and W. Hawthorn. The company produced a number of standard designs, including 0-4-0 saddle tanks and fireless locomotives.

The company was later amalgamated with Robert Stephenson in 1937, and then became a subsidiary of the Vulcan Foundry in 1943. The Dapol model is based on the 0-4-0 saddle tanks produced by Hawthorn Leslie during this period, which were used in various industrial settings until the early to mid 1970s.

The model features a finely moulded body with separately added details, a DCC system with NEXT-18 socket, and cast wheels with fine relief and colouring. It also has a die-cast chassis and all wheel pickup, NEM pockets, and a powerful 5 pole skew wound motor. An accessory bag is included with the model, containing spares and optional details.