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Dapol 4S-024-007

HL 0-4-0 'Spider' Black Park Colliery Green

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Prototype Eras
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

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 model of the Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0 Green 'Spider' Black Park Colliery steam tank locomotive is a scale representation of a locomotive built by the Hawthorn Leslie company. The model features a finely moulded body with many separately added fine details, including NEM pockets as standard. It is DCC ready, with a NEXT-18 socket accessed via the lift-off diecast saddle tanks. The locomotive has a cast wheelset with fine relief and appropriate colouring, and a diecast compensated chassis with all wheel pickup.

The Hawthorn Leslie company was formed in 1886 through the merger of A. Leslie and Company and the locomotive works of R. and W. Hawthorn. The company built locomotives to order for main line companies, including 0-4-0 saddle tanks, and had a number of standard designs, including fireless locomotives. Over 2,783 locomotives were built before the company merged with Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd in 1937.

The Dapol model is based on the 0-4-0 saddle tanks built between 1899 and 1924, which were produced in large numbers and continued in various industrial uses until the early to mid 1970s. Over 10 of these locomotives have been preserved in various states of preservation.

The model features a 5 pole skew wound motor, and an accessory bag with spares and other optional detail. The locomotive is available in a green livery, and has a minimum radius curve requirement of 1 metre.