OO Gauge LSWR B4 0-4-0 Announced

Dapol Are delighted to announce another production run of the popular LSWR B4 0-4-0 at the 2022 London Festival of Railway Modelling. 

Prototype Background

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 All 25 engines were taken into B.R. stock in January 1948; however fourteen were withdrawn over the next year, leaving just eleven survivors, distributed to Eastleigh, Plymouth, Bournemouth and Ashford. The last two representatives stationed at Winchester were withdrawn in October 1963, a month short of their seventieth birthday.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.

Specification

The Dapol OO Gauge LSWR 0-4-0 B4 has the following features:

• Finely moulded body with many separately added fine details
• DCC Ready with a 6 pin socket included
• DCC fitted models available
• Cast wheels with fine relief and appropriate colouring
• Die-cast compensated chassis and all wheel pick up
• NEM pockets as standard
• Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor
• Accessory bag with spares and other optional detail

Proposed Models & RRP

Previously Produced models of Dapol’s LSWR OO Gauge B4 0-4-0 shown for illustraion only

Dapol are proposing to produce a total of seven LSWR B4 0-4-0 locomotive models in this prodcution run.  These are listed below:

• 4S-018-005                 B4 0-4-0T BR Late Crest  30096
• 4S-018-012                 B4 0-4-0T Lined Dark Green Jersey 91
• 4S-018-013                 B4 0-4-0T LSWR  Dark Green 82
• 4S-018-014                 B4 0-4-0T Trouville  Brown  89
• 4S-018-015                 B4 0-4-0T Southern Black lined 99
• 4S-018-016                 B4 0-4-0T Black Corrall Queen 30096
• 4S-018-017                 B4 0-4-0T Dorset Green 99

The recomended retail price of these models is

DCC Ready: £117.00     DCC Fitted:£152

Previously Produced models of Dapol’s LSWR OO Gauge B4 0-4-0 shown for illustraion only

Progress

Artwork is currently in development, we look froward to being able to share this with you when it arrives. Models are expected to be in shops Q3 2023

Pre-Order At Your Preferred Dapol Stockist from Monday 21^st March