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Dapol 4S-024-007S

HL 0-4-0 'Spider' Black Park Colliery Green (DCC-Sound)

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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.

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
• Coreless motor
• Accessory bag with spares and other optional detail

SPECIFICATIONS

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

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Dapol’s Hawthorn Leslie 0‑4‑0 “Spider” is a 12 V DC model of a small industrial saddle‑tank locomotive. It is presented in a green livery marked “Black Park Colliery” and is fitted with DCC sound via a NEXT‑18 socket that is accessed by lifting the die‑cast saddle tanks. The locomotive runs on power collected from all four wheels and uses NEM‑type tension‑lock couplings; NEM pockets are provided as standard.

The model reproduces a Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. 0‑4‑0ST built between 1899 and 1924, representing the pre‑grouping period. Hawthorn Leslie produced a range of standard industrial locomotives, including many 0‑4‑0 saddle tanks that later served in collieries, iron works and power stations, with over ten surviving in preservation.

Key specifications include a die‑cast compensated chassis, cast wheels with fine relief and appropriate colour, a core‑less motor, and a pristine finish. An accessory bag containing spares and optional detail is supplied with the model.

The Hawthorn Leslie company was formed in 1886 by the merger of A. Leslie and Co. with the locomotive works of R. and W. Hawthorn. By 1937 the firm had built 2 783 locomotives before merging with Robert Stephenson to become Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd, which later became a subsidiary of the Vulcan Foundry in 1943.