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Hornby R3640

PO, Willans and Robinson, Peckett W4 Class, 0-4-0ST, 882 'Niclausse' - Era 2

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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

The Peckett W Class was a classic, late Victorian, four-coupled, medium range, industrial saddletank that comprised six separate variations, from the W2 of 1884 to the W7 of 1938.

Locomotives were built at the Atlas Engine Works in St. George, Bristol, Peckett & Sons Ltd having taken over the business established there by Fox, Walker & Company in 1880. Peckett Works No.882/1902 Niclausse was built for Willans and Robinson of Queensferry, Wales, who were manufacturers of water tube boilers and special steels.

The locomotive was named after a type of French designed field-tube boiler used in some of the last pre-dreadnought battleships. Peckett steam locos, noted for their fine rivet work on the cabs and tanks and the generous use of brass and copperwork, continued to be built at Atlas Works until June 12, 1958. Describing their core market as 'Collieries, Ironworks, Contractors Tinplate Works etc.'

Peckett took pride in turning their locos out in a lined Works livery and utilized many standard components in their construction. However, the nature of the locomotives' end use meant there were a number of alterations carried out, particularly as reduced height versions for operating in smelting works and collieries. Peckett were eventually bought out by Reed Crane & Hoist Company during 1961, having produced 140 W4 locomotives between April 1885 and February 1906.

Maximum curve: Hornby 1st radius + / 371mm+.

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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.

Hornby PO model 882 “Niclausse” is a 0‑4‑0 saddle‑tank steam locomotive in OO gauge. The kit is DCC ready with a four‑pin socket, finished in pristine condition and painted in leaf green livery. It carries the original running number 882, measures 84 mm in length and uses a three‑pole skew‑wound motor. Power is collected from all wheels and the model is equipped with NEM couplings and a tension‑lock, allowing operation on a minimum radius curve of 371 mm (Hornby 1st radius).

The prototype was built by Peckett & Sons at the Atlas Engine Works in St George, Bristol, as works number 882 in 1902 for the private operator Willans and Robinson of Queensferry, Wales. Named after the French “Niclausse” field‑tube boiler, the locomotive belonged to the Peckett W4 class, a four‑coupled industrial saddle‑tank produced between April 1885 and February 1906. A total of 140 W4 locomotives were built, serving collieries, ironworks, tinplate works and other industrial sites.

Technical data for the model include a 0‑4‑0T wheel arrangement, steam motive power, green colour scheme and a maximum curve of 371 mm. It is supplied under Hornby part number R3640 and represents the pre‑grouping era of British industrial railways.