DAPOL 7S-018-001 L&SWR B4 LSWR NORMANDY AS PRESERVED

DAPOL 7S-018-001 L&SWR B4 NORMANDY (AS PRESERVED)

In 1890 Adams ordered 20 powerful four coupled tank engines from Nine Elms Works, the design being preferred to six-coupled because of the many poorly laid out goods yards and the sharply curved Cattewater and Sutton Harbour lines at Plymouth. When the South Western gained control of Southampton docks in 1892 Adams transferred two engines there which had their cab front and back sheets cut away to aid visibility and were named JERSEY and GUERNSEY.

Over the next few years twelve more were transferred to the docks, including two of the five built by Drummond. All 25 engines were taken into B.R. stock in January 1948; however, fourteen were withdrawn over the next year, leaving just eleven survivors, distributed to Eastleigh, Plymouth, Bournemouth and Ashford. The last two representatives stationed at Winchester were withdrawn in October 1963, a month short of their seventieth birthday. Happily, both have been preserved.

Model

1:43 Scale model of a B4 Class Steam Locomotive decorated in Private Owner livery. This model features lots of expertly applied details as based on the prototype, a high level of body detail and excellent running characteristics.

Features

• 1:43 Scale Model
• Analogue DC Model
• 3-Link Couplings
• Highly Detailed Finish
• Slide in PCB with space for 2 x sugar cube speakers and a 21 pin decoder socket
• Removable cab roof held in place with magnets to allow easy crew insertion
• Highly detailed cab interior with fire box glow
• Highly detailed body with many separately added parts
• Dapol’s proven slow speed mechanism and high torque five pole skew wound motor driving the rear wheels
• Fully compensated die-cast chassis to give excellent running capabilities
• All wheel pick up

Contents

• 1 x Dapol Steam Locomotive