Bachmann OO BR 5660 56XX Class 0-6-2T BR Black Weathered (32-081)

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In 1923, the railways in the UK were rationalised into four big companies - the grouping. The GWR remained almost unchanged and locomotive development unaffected. Dean at the beginning of the 20th century, then Churchward, Collett and Hawksworth were Chief Mechanical Engineers who developed the GWR loco with its unique style. On nationalisation in 1947 GWR loco's were the only ones to retain their pre-nationalisation numbers.

Great Western Railway locomotives were generally very successful and many remained in service almost untouched through the years from nationalisation in 1947 until the end of steam traction. A Castle 4-6-0 sending up a column of smoke as it slipped and struggled to pull a heavy South Wales express away from Swindon was quite a sight.

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Bachmann OO BR 5660 56XX Class 0-6-2T BR Black Weathered (32-081)

A weathered version of the ex-GWR 56xx class 0-6-2 tank engine in BR black livery. These powerful and hard worked engines would not have stayed clean long, as they worked around the South Wales coal mines and docks they would quickly have collected layers of dust and dirt. It's unlikely even this weathered model represents the filthy condition one of these engines might have completed it's days work in!

First introduced in 1924 as Collett's design for the welsh valleys, the 56xx class was later classified 5MT in BR days. Powerful and sturdy they were mainly to be found in Wales and the West although odd engines might be seen almost anywhere in the GWR area.

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