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The long awaited re-run of the 48xx / 14xx and 58xx have now arrived So far it is only the analogue versions that have appeared but we should have both the DCC fitted version in early April and DCC & Sound fitted versions towards the end of April, subject to the sound chips being available from Zimo. As always we will be offering our custom weathering service on these if required at £30.00 with the customer's choice of the degree of weathering. In the case of the un-numbered variants we will also be offering our custom numbering service as well at an additional £25.00 in the case of the BR liveries and £50.00 in the case of the Great Western liveries (The GWR liveries also have the numbers on the buffer beams)
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GWR / BR 48xx/58xx/14xx Autotank HistoryThe 48xx Class was designed as a more modern version of the 517 Class, which were by then beginning to show their relative age. The first locomotive, No 4800, was built by Swindon Works and entered service in 1932, with a further seventy-four engines of this type following up to 1936. During this period, Swindon also built twenty 5800 Class engines, which were broadly similar but which were not fitted with autotrain equipment or the Swindon top feed as later fitted to a number of 4800 class engines. The 4800 Class locomotives retained their original numbers until the GWR decided to experimentally convert twelve 2800 Class 2-8-0s for oil-firing. It was decided that the converted engines would be reclassified as the 4800 Class and so the 75 tank locomotives already carrying this designation were reclassified as the 1400 Class with running numbers 1400-1474. The engines did not revert to their original classification after the experiment ended in 1948. The 1400 Class was designed to work with the GWR design of autocoach, a specialist coach designed for push-pull working and which could also be used with engines of other classes such as the 517's, the GWR 5400 Class, the GWR 6400 Class and the older GWR 2021 Class. This lack of auto gear was the cause of earlier scrapping of the 5800 Class as there was no work for them. The last, no. 5815, was withdrawn from Swindon shed in April 1961. The auto-fitted locos fared little better; scrapping commenced in 1956 and all were withdrawn by early 1965. Nos. 1442 and 1450 were withdrawn from Exmouth Junction shed in May 1965. By the early 1960s several had been 'in store' (parked in an out-of-the-way siding with a tarpaulin over the chimney) for some time, being occasionally steamed to replace failed diesels. The Dapol O gauge 48xx / 58xx / 14xx will have the following features:
As a breakdown of the costs for our overseas customers the cost of the 48xx / 58xx / 14xx excluding sound) is as follows:: Overseas: 1 x 48xx / 58xx / 14xx £219.55 For ease I have separated them out into the basic types that will be available:
58xx Liveries - Now Available
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R.R.P. |
Our Price |
7S-006-051 |
Class 58xx shirtbutton GWR green numbered 5809 | £258.30 |
£219.55 |
7S-006-053 |
Class 58xx BR worded "BRITISH RAILWAYS" black numbered 5816 | £258.30 |
£219.55 |
7S-006-053D |
Class 58xx BR worded "BRITISH RAILWAYS" black numbered 5816 DCC FITTED | £286.20 |
£243.27 |
7S-006-053S |
Class 58xx BR worded "BRITISH RAILWAYS" black numbered 5816 DCC & Sound fitted | £447.12 |
£380.05 |
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We also offer a weathering service on any of the the above locos at an addtional £30.00 per loco with the customer's choice of weathering from light all of weathering, light body with medium chassis and roof weathering through medium and even heavy weathering. WE ARE AWARE THAT SOME OF OUR "COMPETITORS" ARE UNDER CUTTING OUR PRICE BY A POUND OR TWO. WE SHOULD POINT OUT THAT MANY OF THEM ARE CHARGING POSTAGE COSTS FROM £4.00 TO £6.50. WE ARE SUPPLYING ALL ORDERS OVER £150.00 POST FREE TO UK MAINLAND ADDRESSES. |
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The 14xx was a GWR tank locomotive designed for branch line passenger and freight work. Although the design is attributed to
Collett, much of the actual locomotive was derived from the earlier 19th century George Armstrong designed 517 Class. Entering
service in 1932, in all 75 were built and ran well into the 1960s with 4 surviving into preservation. An autocoach was often combined
with a 14xx on many branch line operations. The driving cab on the autocoach meant that the locomotive could be controlled from there
and negated the requirement to run the locomotive round at the end of the journey. This format was known as a push-pull train. The Dapol
14xx & autocoach will complement each other very nicely of any GWR based layout. 
