Hornby R3868

Crawshay Brothers, Peckett W4 Class, 0-4-0ST, 490/1890 - Era 2

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Prototype Eras
Era 2 (1875 to 1922) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

Peckett Works No. 490/1890 was built for the Crawshay Brothers at Cyfarthfa Ironworks, which had been reopened in 1879 after five years of closure. Unfortunately, Cyfartha had been slow to changeover to steel production and despite an investment of £150,000 by William Thompson Crawshay, the reopening in 1882 as a steel production plant came too late to change the factory's fortunes and it closed again in 1910.

In 1915 Cyfarthfa reopened to produce pig iron and shell steel during the First World War but Cyfarthfa finally closed forever in 1919, with dismantling commencing in 1928.

Catalogue listing

Brand:
Hornby
Product Code:
R3868
GTIN:
5055286672323
RRP:
£127.49
Release date:
October 2023

Model details

Colour
Green
Coupling
NEM + Tension Lock
DCC status
DCC Ready 4 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Livery
Green
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Motor
3 Pole Skew wound
Power pickup
All wheels
Running number
490

Prototype information

Introduced
1890
Locomotive class*
Peckett W4 0-4-0ST
Operator
Crawshay Brothers
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
0-4-0
Designer
Peckett & Sons
Built
1885-1906
Total produced
140

* 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.

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