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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)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
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
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Dapol Hawthorn Leslie 0‑4‑0ST Green Lined Black FD & EC No 4 is a model steam tank locomotive that is DCC fitted. The manufacturer part number is 4S‑024‑011D and the model represents locomotives from the era of the Big Four railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).
The prototype was produced by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, formed in 1886 by the merger of A. Leslie and Company of Hebburn with the locomotive works of R. and W. Hawthorn at St Peter’s, Newcastle upon Tyne. The firm built main‑line and industrial locomotives, including 0‑4‑0 saddle‑tank types, and by 1937 had produced 2 783 engines before amalgamating with Robert Stephenson to become Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Ltd. The new company later became a subsidiary of the Vulcan Foundry in 1943.
The Dapol model reproduces the 0‑4‑0 saddle‑tank locomotives built between 1899 and 1924, which were widely used in industry and continued in service until the early to mid‑1970s. The model features a finely moulded body with separately added details, cast wheels with fine relief and appropriate colouring, a die‑cast compensated chassis with all‑wheel pickup, and NEM pockets as standard. Power is supplied by a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor, and a NEXT‑18 socket is included on the lift‑off dicast saddle tanks for DCC operation.
An accessory bag containing spares and optional detail parts is supplied with the model. Over ten examples of the original locomotives have entered preservation.