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Prototype Era
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 Lined Dark Blue NCB No 25 is a 2 inch scale model of a British Railways early‑crest steam tank locomotive. It carries the manufacturer part number 4S‑024‑014D and is supplied DCC ready with a NEXT‑18 socket; the model is also available fully DCC fitted.
The prototype was built by Hawthorn Leslie and Company, which was created in 1886 by the merger of A Leslie and Co. of Hebburn with R and W Hawthorn of Newcastle upon Tyne. The 0‑4‑0 saddle‑tank designs were produced from 1899 to 1924 and were used in a wide range of industrial settings such as iron works, collieries and power stations; over ten examples have been preserved.
Key features of the Dapol model include a finely moulded body with separate detail parts, cast wheels with detailed relief and appropriate painting, a die‑cast compensated chassis with all‑wheel pickup, standard NEM socket pockets, a powerful five‑pole skew‑wound motor, and an accessory bag containing spares and optional detail parts.