GWR, Castle Class, 4-6-0, 5076 ‘Drysllwyn Castle’ - Era 3
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Description
By the time Charles Collett took over from George Churchward as Chief Mechanical Officer of the Great Western Railway at Swindon in 1921, holiday traffic from London to Devon and Cornwall was demanding heavier trains and the GWR management were devoting proportionally more money and resources to West of England services, from Paddington, than to any other routes. Collett's solution was to take the basic 4-6-0 layout of the existing Star Class, keeping the same frame layout and wheel spacing and adding a newly designed No.8 boiler which was both larger and lighter.
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Hornby is a household name and is famous as the UK's brand leader in the model railway hobby with its high quality 00 gauge (1:76) models and accessories.
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Technical Specification & Detail
DCC Type | DCC Ready |
Period | 1920s |
Operator/Livery | GWR, Lined Green |
Class | Castle |
Designer | Charles Collett |
Entered Service | 1923 |
Purpose | Express Passenger |
Wheel Configuration | 4-6-0 |
Special Features
- NEM Couplings
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A really decent rendition of my favourite GWR tender engine. The green is getting richer with every release. This will be a straightforward job to rename 'Spitfire' in post war livery in due course,
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