Name: Dapol 4S-024-010 Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST Lined Blue 'Taw' ICI Roundel Steam Tank Locomotive
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4S-024-010
Price: 145.00 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

Prototype

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 1970’s. Over 10 locomotives have made it into various states of preservation.

Specification

Finely moulded body with many separately added fine details
DCC ready with NEXT-18 socket included—accessed via the lift off dicast saddle tanks
DCC fitted models available
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

Catalogue listing

Brand

Dapol

Product Code

4S-024-010

RRP

£145.00

Model details

DCC status

DCC 18

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Dapol Hawthorn Leslie 0‑4‑0ST Lined Blue ‘Taw’ ICI Roundel steam tank locomotive is a ready‑to‑run model of a small industrial saddle‑tank engine.

The model is DCC ready, equipped with a NEXT‑18 socket and carries the manufacturer part number 4S‑024‑010. It represents the era of the British “Big Four” railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

The prototype was built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, a firm created in 1886 by the merger of A. Leslie of Hebburn and the locomotive works of R. and W. Hawthorn at St Peter’s, Newcastle upon Tyne. The company produced main‑line and industrial locomotives, including 0‑4‑0 saddle‑tanks, up to 2 783 units before merging with Robert Stephenson in 1937 (31/12/1937) to form Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd. The combined concern later became a subsidiary of the Vulcan Foundry in 1943.

The Dapol model is based on Hawthorn Leslie 0‑4‑0 saddle‑tank engines built between 1899 and 1924, which were widely used in iron works, collieries and power stations until the mid‑1970s. More than ten examples of the original locomotives survive in preservation.

Key specifications include a finely moulded body with separately added details, cast wheels with fine relief and appropriate colour‑matching, a die‑cast compensated chassis with all‑wheel pickup, NEM sockets as standard, a powerful five‑pole skew‑wound motor, and an accessory bag containing spares and optional detail parts.