5700 Class - 5741 - GWR Green - DCC Sound Fitted

5700 Class - 5741 - GWR Green - DCC Sound Fitted5741. GWR Livery From the initial order of 50 locomotives from the North British Locomotive Works, 5741 emerged from Queens Park works, Glasgow in 1929. Initially allocated to Aberbeeg but transferred to Ebbw Junction whilst in the condition represented here. A relatively early withdrawal came in 1957 from Newport Pill Shed. It is reputed that 5741 was the inspiration for (and number carried by) Duck in the Awdrys Railway Series. Features: No top

HIGH PERFORMANCE TRACTION and MECHANISM

accurate to time period modelled

Accessible sleeper coach 15214

although ‘Big Music Week’ and ‘Hotel Transylvannia’ have featured

Standard Nose Grills

having split from the Aberdeen Service with two sleepers

New to Old Oak Common shed and not relocating until the war years

The Accurascale IIA biomass hopper features several notable changes over the previously announced HYA/IIA coal hopper

being outshopped with the upper body yellow band in September 1991

- Two ex-NER P1 style Chaldrons and an early Shildon built Chaldron

Complementing 55022 from the first run is York’s 55013 in its similar special livery with silver fuel tanks

The ‘red revolution’ is slowly changing shade