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They were numbered D400-449, later 50001-50050 under TOPS, and were initially allocated to Crewe, albeit leased to British Rail as part of an innovative deal that made their approval much more palatable to government officials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe 2,700hp locomotives were the first class to be entirely delivered in BR corporate blue and later gained the ‘Hoover’ nickname due to the intense sucking sound created by the twin inertial filters at the No.2 end. The fleet was initially deployed on passenger and parcels services between Crewe and Glasgow, with forays north as far as Inverness, as well as trains to Blackpool, Liverpool and Manchester. Notably they were also fitted with rheostatic braking – already common on electric locos – that was particularly useful on the long down grades from the summits at Beattock and Shap. As the wires began to march north again from 1970, multiple working equipment was installed fleet wide while freight work became a greater part of their remit, their slow speed control kit proving particularly useful for MGR coal operations to Ironbridge and other power stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAlthough EE had hoped to deliver what would have essentially been a fleet of ultra-reliable DP2s in a restyled carbody – courtesy of the Design Panel – BR eventually settled on a substantially revised specification that was packed with electronics and would prove to be the Achilles heel of the class, especially when they began to move to the Western Region from October 1972, initially just 400 (the ‘D’ prefix having been dropped from the late 1960s) spending seven months at Bristol Bath Road for training purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1973, the lease deal ended with the fleet becoming BR property and by the end of the following year – which had seen the introduction of the full Euston-Glasgow electric timetable as well as the new TOPS numbers – almost three quarters of the class had transferred south, with Bath Road, Old Oak Common and Plymouth Laira taking over maintenance. They replaced the ‘Westerns’ on Paddington-Bristol and Penzance workings, as well as other West of England services and parcels duties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe whole fleet was reunited on the WR by the end of 1976, which also saw a nadir in performance; just 38% of the class being active, a far cry from the 84% that EE had promised in its original availability guarantee, or the 75% achieved during their last year of LMR service. The problems were not easily solved. While routine maintenance issues could be mostly overcome as the former diesel hydraulic depots became used to their new charges, their complicated mixed traffic design was susceptible to spares shortages and frustrated WR bosses that were looking for a more thoroughbred passenger loco, while the internal electrical equipment was plagued by the ingress of dirt and oil via the inertial filters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAlthough HSTs were starting to take over on the principle expresses in 1976, retiring the Class 50s was not a serious option. The result was an extensive refurbishment that would strip superfluous kit to a minimum and resolve contamination issues, as well as introduce several cosmetic improvements and bring forward various upgrades that would have typically come due during half-life overhauls a few years later. No. 50006 was the first to enter BREL Doncaster in September 1977, but it would be November 1979 before it would be released. By the time No. 50014 – the last to be refurbished – arrived in South Yorkshire in May 1983, the time had been slashed to just over six months, and \u003cem\u003eWarspite\u003c\/em\u003e returned to traffic in December of the same year. Notably, all but the first six locos in the programme were released in the new ‘large logo’ livery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBy the early 1980s class was mostly employed on secondary services, such as Paddington to Birmingham, Cheltenham, Hereford, Gloucester, Oxford, Worcester and South Wales destinations, Waterloo-Exeter, inter-regionals (South West to Gloucester or Birmingham, and Bournemouth or Poole to Reading) and South West locals, like Penzance to Plymouth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe run-up to the Great Western 150 celebrations in 1985 included No. 50007, which was repainted in lined brunswick green with cast numbers and double arrow in February 1984, controversially losing its \u003cem\u003eHercules\u003c\/em\u003e name to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the composer Sir Edward Elgar, who had no connection with the GWR. Rumoured to be the first of a series of locomotives renamed after famous people, the intense backlash put paid to any future rededications! The implementation of sectorisation in 1986 co-incided with the colourful launch of Network SouthEast – the blue, white and red scheme eventually being rolled out on around half the class – and the fleet found itself split between passenger, parcels and departmental work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeveral years on from refurbishment and the extensive rebuild was not the panacea that had been hoped. While reliability was improved, generator issues continued to hamper the class, an earlier plan to replace this with an alternator having been shelved due to cost. A lack of spares and a reduced workload meant the first withdrawals took place in 1987, Nos. 50006, 50011 and 50014 all being switched off, the latter pair scandalously having only been refurbished four years earlier! The same year, Laira out-shopped \u003cem\u003eDefiance\u003c\/em\u003e in the stunning new Railfreight General livery with re-geared CP7 bogies and new 50149 number heralding a potential freight future for the class. After just under two years of use, the project was cancelled partially due to poor wheelslip protection and lack of sanding equipment, both ironically removed during refurbishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt was the arrival of ex-Great Eastern Class 47\/4s between 1987-90 and Class 47\/7s from Edinburgh-Glasgow services from 1989 that really sounded the death knell. Taking over on Paddington semi-fasts, the Class 50s were down to half strength by the end of 1990. Faltering reliability saw further inroads as the ‘Brush 4s’ began to encroach on the ‘Mule’ during 1991, the arrival of the new NSE ‘Turbo’ DMUs in 1992 releasing enough Class 47s to almost finish the job by June 1992. This wasn’t entirely the end as Nos. 50050 (running as D400), 50007 and 50033 were retained until March 1994 for railtours and open days, all three subsequently passing into preservation along with numerous other favourites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhile many locomotives have enjoyed long preservation careers, seven of the class have returned to the main line, with an eighth expected to head back out in due course. Incredibly five are still active on Network Rail metals, the Class 50 Alliance’s Nos. 50007 \u003cem\u003eHercules\u003c\/em\u003e (running as 50034 \u003cem\u003eFurious\u003c\/em\u003e on one side) and 50049 that both wear GBRf livery along with No. 50044 \u003cem\u003eExeter\u003c\/em\u003e (cosmetically backdated to pre-refurbished condition), Hanson \u0026amp; Hall’s No. 50008 \u003cem\u003eThunderer\u003c\/em\u003e and Boden Rail’s No. 50050 \u003cem\u003eFearless\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Model\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Accurascale Class 50 is the culmination of over three years of development that began with a 3D laser scan of No. 50017 at the Great Central Railway in 2019. Building on Accurascale’s growing range of diesel and electric locomotives, the EE Type 4 features their most impressive specification yet, with Accurascale’s ground shaking twin-speaker set up, working radiator fan, flange squeal sensor, full lighting package that includes preservation era oddballs, engine room and cab lighting with auto off feature and eight cab configurations with illuminated driver’s control desk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Class 50 Alliance also graciously allowed Accurascale to visit their fleet based at Kidderminster Diesel Depot on the Severn Valley Railway on several occasions, even raising No. 50044 on jacks to allow the Accurascale research team unprecedented access to the underframe! The full gamut of changes experienced by this class have been included on Accurascale’s extensive tooling suite to create the definitive Class 50, including optional multiple working equipment, missing handrails on D400, original headcode or plated with marker lights or sealed beam lights, no headlight, blanked headlight and headlight, wind deflectors, sandbox fillers, ‘grilled’ windows on refurbished locomotives (including the first pair which retained the window grommit for several years), early or late cast bogies, dynamic brakes, roof scavenger port, NRN or GSM-R radio equipment\/fittings, seven- or 12-blade radiator fan and roof walkways. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecification\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e- Highly-detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2 scale\u003cbr\u003e- Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track) in OO\u003cbr\u003e- Die-cast metal chassis\u003cbr\u003e- RP25-110 profile OO wheels with provision for re-gauging with scale-sized wheels for P4\/EM gauges – with simple ride height adjustment – and ability to set brake blocks in line with wheels\u003cbr\u003e- Separately-applied etched metal\/plastic detail parts, including grab handles, steps, wipers, etc.\u003cbr\u003e- Scale width wire handrails\u003cbr\u003e- Etched metal pre-painted nameplates and crests (where applicable) provided for customer to install\u003cbr\u003e- Interchangeable printed headcodes with full description covering the first nine years of the class plus preservation era\u003cbr\u003e- Scale-sized and mounted snowploughs provided for customer to install, with one-piece NEM mounted option\u003cbr\u003e- Full underframe tank, battery box and full-formed compressor detail with extensive pipework and other separate parts\u003cbr\u003e- Fully sprung buffers, super-fine pipework and screw couplings (for display)\u003cbr\u003e- Kinetic NEM coupler mounts at correct height and mini-tension-lock couplers\u003cbr\u003e- Separately powered working radiator fan with different speed settings\u003cbr\u003e- DCC ready [21-Pin MTX Socket] or Factory-Fitted DCC Sound options\u003cbr\u003e- High Performance traction, to include; \u003cbr\u003e- Five-Pole motor with two flywheels\u003cbr\u003e- Metal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running\u003cbr\u003e- Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve minimum scale top speed of 125 mph (200 km\/h)\u003cbr\u003e- DCC ready with PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power\u003cbr\u003e- All wheel drive (sprung centre axle) and all wheel pickup\u003cbr\u003e- Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including:  \u003cbr\u003e- Directional lighting, DC and DCC\u003cbr\u003e- Switchable Red and white marker lights with correctly configured lights for preservation era oddballs 50008 and 50044\u003cbr\u003e- Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, driver’s desk, auto\/off on movement\u003cbr\u003e- Interior lighting with cast electrical compartment and engine bay detail on metal motor enclosure\u003cbr\u003e- Customised Dual-Speaker Technology with large EM2 Style Bass Speaker and smaller ‘iphone’ style cube for higher frequencies (on DCC Sound-fitted models only)\u003cbr\u003e- Hall sensor for flange squeal effect (on DCC Sound-fitted models only)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Accurascale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42097181262015,"sku":"ACC-ACC2237-DCC","price":299.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/IMG_7746_31fb7b9c-3f4e-4d78-88c5-8708de2dde40.jpg?v=1748611867"},{"product_id":"ner-20t-hopper-dgm-12-hopper-united-steel-company-grey-triple-pack","title":"ACC2827 NER 20t Hopper - DGM 12 Hopper - United Steel Company Grey - Triple Pack","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8 plank, 20 ton Diagram P7.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e• Two types of end stanchion tooled: NER wooden or LNER metal ‘T’ bar type from 1925 onwards. 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As such, they represent an important period of modernisation for mineral wagons as the railway companies evolved their designs from the Victorian era, and fully deserve their place in Accurascale’s “Powering Britain” range of models depicting the coal wagons which fuelled a nation by rail.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMODEL SPECIFICATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Die-cast metal chassis with plastic body. Target weight of 35g\u003cbr\u003e• Scale length of 80mm over headstocks for all four types, 30.67 wide for P6 and 32mm for P7, P8 and Q3.\u003cbr\u003e• Wheelbase of 42mm, allowing operation over a minimum radius of 371mm (1st radius set-track).\u003cbr\u003e• Three different body designs, with tooling variations to cover the NER, LNER and Early BR periods, as well as NCB and Internal User patterns.\u003cbr\u003e• Brake blocks fitted and aligned with wheels.\u003cbr\u003e• Variety of axle journals catered for, depending on time period and usage pattern.\u003cbr\u003e• Side and end handbrakes catered for.\u003cbr\u003e• Split spoke wheels, to a blackened 00 Gauge RP25-110 profile, set in blackened brass bearings\u003cbr\u003e• Eroded metal, plastic and wire detail parts, including (but not limited to) handrails, grab handles, side-door handles, lamp brackets, brake gear, draw gear and anti-friction gear.\u003cbr\u003e• Accurate representation of internal body detail and hopper door detail.\u003cbr\u003e• Turned metal sprung buffers.\u003cbr\u003e• Wagons connected via small tension locks, set into small, self-centring NEM housings.\u003cbr\u003e• Authentic livery, markings and numbers, accurate to time period modelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Prototypes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving been influenced by witnessing coal haulage operations in the United States, where tradition did not hinder working practices and facilities, the Board of the NER decided to improve the ratio between capacity and tare weight of their waggons by building larger capacity rolling stock. Ideally, this would have meant moving to steel bodied bogie hopper wagons, with a 40 to 60 ton capacity, but the restrictions placed upon wagon stock by the cramped rail layouts of many of the collieries, the height of the loading screens and the investment required in modernising the shipping staithes and coal depots under its control meant that the NER needed to standardise on wooden bodied 20\/23 ton 4-wheel hopper types.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill mindful that colliery owners would resist investing in new facilities, the first of the new enlarged vehicles to be ordered was the Diagram P6 hopper in April 1902, with a capacity of 15 tons, a wheelbase of 10’ 6”, a length of 20’ 0” and 8’ 3” in height. 1,800 vehicles of this type were produced with both side and end brakes, but they were essentially an interim design, created to make the new approach palatable to the colliery owners. 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Target weight of 35g\u003cbr\u003e• Scale length of 80mm over headstocks for all four types, 30.67 wide for P6 and 32mm for P7, P8 and Q3.\u003cbr\u003e• Wheelbase of 42mm, allowing operation over a minimum radius of 371mm (1st radius set-track).\u003cbr\u003e• Three different body designs, with tooling variations to cover the NER, LNER and Early BR periods, as well as NCB and Internal User patterns.\u003cbr\u003e• Brake blocks fitted and aligned with wheels.\u003cbr\u003e• Variety of axle journals catered for, depending on time period and usage pattern.\u003cbr\u003e• Side and end handbrakes catered for.\u003cbr\u003e• Split spoke wheels, to a blackened 00 Gauge RP25-110 profile, set in blackened brass bearings\u003cbr\u003e• Eroded metal, plastic and wire detail parts, including (but not limited to) handrails, grab handles, side-door handles, lamp brackets, brake gear, draw gear and anti-friction gear.\u003cbr\u003e• Accurate representation of internal body detail and hopper door detail.\u003cbr\u003e• Turned metal sprung buffers.\u003cbr\u003e• Wagons connected via small tension locks, set into small, self-centring NEM housings.\u003cbr\u003e• Authentic livery, markings and numbers, accurate to time period modelled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Prototypes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaving been influenced by witnessing coal haulage operations in the United States, where tradition did not hinder working practices and facilities, the Board of the NER decided to improve the ratio between capacity and tare weight of their waggons by building larger capacity rolling stock. Ideally, this would have meant moving to steel bodied bogie hopper wagons, with a 40 to 60 ton capacity, but the restrictions placed upon wagon stock by the cramped rail layouts of many of the collieries, the height of the loading screens and the investment required in modernising the shipping staithes and coal depots under its control meant that the NER needed to standardise on wooden bodied 20\/23 ton 4-wheel hopper types.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill mindful that colliery owners would resist investing in new facilities, the first of the new enlarged vehicles to be ordered was the Diagram P6 hopper in April 1902, with a capacity of 15 tons, a wheelbase of 10’ 6”, a length of 20’ 0” and 8’ 3” in height. 1,800 vehicles of this type were produced with both side and end brakes, but they were essentially an interim design, created to make the new approach palatable to the colliery owners. 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A standard locomotive would be the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConcept and early orders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat was required was a standard, go-anywhere lightweight yet powerful tank locomotive. One that everyone could be familiar with that’s easy to maintain and handle. The design drew from many now standard GWR feature;, Belpaire boiler, inside cylinders driven by Stephenson’s valve gear, enclosed cab and most notably, pannier tanks. From the design office of Charles B Collett, 100 locomotives were ordered. These were developed from the earlier rebuilt 2721 class and were designated the 5700 class. Of the first hundred locomotives, fifty were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow (at both Hyde Park and Queens Park works) and fifty were built in the Great Western’s own workshops at Swindon. Almost immediately a further 200 locomotives were ordered, funded for by the British government as part of a work creation scheme. They 200 locomotives were split between 6 contractors: North British (50), Bagnall (50), Beyer-Peacock (25), Kerr-Stuart (25), Armstrong Whitworth (25) and Yorkshire Engine Co. (25).  These 300 locomotives mostly formed class 5700 and became the standard pannier tank on the Great Western railway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHowever, even though they were designed as a standard concept, they still shared many differences. 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The Belpaire firebox is a square design and gives improved heat transfer from the fire to the water in the boiler. However, fitting a saddle tank over the top of such a design would prove unnecessarily difficult. Other railways had adopted side tanks in place of earlier saddle tanks, the tanks extending all the way down to the footplate. This is great for stability and water capacity but not so good when it comes to servicing the inside workings of a steam locomotive. The pannier tank was deemed to be a better all round decision and this was adopted as standard for almost all GWR 0-6-0 locomotives going forward. Rebuilds continued various elderly classes of locomotive right up to (and past) grouping in 1923, which brought a vast array of different designs of locomotive from 28 acquired companies. This created a nightmare for maintenance, crew training and rostering. A standard locomotive would be the answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConcept and early orders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhat was required was a standard, go-anywhere lightweight yet powerful tank locomotive. One that everyone could be familiar with that’s easy to maintain and handle. The design drew from many now standard GWR feature;, Belpaire boiler, inside cylinders driven by Stephenson’s valve gear, enclosed cab and most notably, pannier tanks. From the design office of Charles B Collett, 100 locomotives were ordered. These were developed from the earlier rebuilt 2721 class and were designated the 5700 class. Of the first hundred locomotives, fifty were built by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow (at both Hyde Park and Queens Park works) and fifty were built in the Great Western’s own workshops at Swindon. Almost immediately a further 200 locomotives were ordered, funded for by the British government as part of a work creation scheme. They 200 locomotives were split between 6 contractors: North British (50), Bagnall (50), Beyer-Peacock (25), Kerr-Stuart (25), Armstrong Whitworth (25) and Yorkshire Engine Co. (25).  These 300 locomotives mostly formed class 5700 and became the standard pannier tank on the Great Western railway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHowever, even though they were designed as a standard concept, they still shared many differences. A total of 50 locomotives were built without steam heat, Vacuum braking and GWR ATC – This formed class 6700 and were used primarily for shunting and short trip freight work and as such weren’t equipped with screw couplings either, a simple 3 link chain was hung from the coupling hooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLater Orders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe larger and more comfortable cab on the 9700 class was incorporated into the latest breed of pannier tank. From 1933 the 8750 class was born. Nearly 500 locomotives followed to this basic design, right up until the last batch was completed by the Western region of British Railways in 1950. Like the 6700s before there was a further batch of no-heat and steam brake only locomotives, this time just ten were built and designated 6750 class. These, like the 6700s were outwardly identical to the parent class of which they belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe panniers benefitted from a low axle loading and were classified as ‘blue’ locomotives under the GWR’s route restriction policy. This allowed them to be utilised on pretty much the whole of the great western and later British Railways western region network. In fact, this blue coding was reduced to yellow in 1950 allowing them to reach even further branches around the country. The Great western also had its own power classification system which designated the panniers a ‘C’ which was later changed to 3F under the BR system. The combination of power and route availability was enough to ensure that the near 800 members of this type were fully employed. They could be found on almost every type of traffic thinkable, from local pick-up freight trains to shunting yards, branch line passenger services to ECS and pilot duties at the bigger stations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWithdrawals and post squadron service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe first withdrawals started in 1956 and continued through until 1966 when the class were removed from squadron service. Many locomotives were cut and disposed of, but some found employment elsewhere. Thirteen locomotives were purchased by London Transport to work night-time infrastructure trains over the Metropolitan line. These locomotives were modified with reduced width cab roofs and the removal of steam heating. Trip cocks were fitted which allowed them to integrate with London Transport’s signalling system – these were small valves that were actuated by a ramp when a signal was passed at danger. These locomotives were used until the grand finale of LT steam in 1971, 3 years after steam on the main British Railways network was abolished. London transport was not the only purchaser, the National Coal Board took advantage of the good quality locomotives that were being withdrawn. The NCB locomotives were worked hard and soldiered on until the last was withdrawn 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreservation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe story does not stop there. Whilst some panniers were saved for preservation direct from BR the industrial and LT service gave preservationists a ‘second bite of the cherry’ and as a result many more locomotives were saved from the torch than would have been the case otherwise, in fact all surviving 5700s were preserved via this route. In total 16 locomotives, eight from the 5700 class and eight from the 8750 class are still with us. These 16 have enjoyed a relatively relaxing retirement pottering around on the countries many preserved branch lines but variously 4 have been re-certified for mainline use and have been seen on many excursion trains running at speeds of up to 45mph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Accurascale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42636955386047,"sku":"ACC-ACC2890-EXLDCC","price":239.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/IMG_0092_28e903c6-c413-479f-b398-b82373b6c981.jpg?v=1765367657"},{"product_id":"pre-owned-class-92-003-beethoven-railfreight-grey-electric-locomotive-dcc-fitted","title":"Pre-Owned ACC2191 Class 92 003 'Beethoven' Railfreight Grey Electric Locomotive (DCC Fitted)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/PRE_OWNED_deb9c3e3-4eba-441b-9472-3819dde489cb.jpg?v=1744705987\" width=\"201\" height=\"63\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Owned Item, in excellent condition.\u003cbr\u003eDCC Fitted.\u003cbr\u003eKadee couplings fitted to both ends.\u003cbr\u003eAccessory pack included.\u003cbr\u003eTest Run.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecification:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighly detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy Die-cast alloy metal chassis for maximum tractive effort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately applied etched metal and high fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, steps, wipers, nameplates, crests and more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorrect height mini-tension-lock couplers with NEM socket as well as a fully detailed bufferbeam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Performance traction, to include;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive-Pole motor with two flywheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGearing arranged for accurate top speed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDCC ready with PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll wheel drive and all wheel pickup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual motorised Pantographs with full DCC control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully detailed Lighting Pack, including:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional lighting, DC and DCC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLighting clusters with appropriate day and night-time modes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed and white marker lights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console, auto off on movement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRP25-110 wheels OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to p4 (18.83mm) and EM (18mm) gauge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully sprung metal buffers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtra fine factory-fitted pipework\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Accurascale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42780946006207,"sku":"ACC-ACC2191-92003-CDC-PO","price":189.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/IMG_0489_f2b5d86a-3fb5-442d-b911-541154d8aba9.jpg?v=1706620929"},{"product_id":"accurascale-acc2351-br-mk1-57-non-gangway-coach-bs-plain-maroon-m43271","title":"ACC2351 BR Mk1 57' Non-Gangway Coach - 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The desire for a unified ‘national’ livery by the British Railways Board coincided with the difficulties experienced in keeping the upper cream panels of passenger stock clean and despite the continued regional autonomy within British Railways, in 1956, Mk.1 corridor stock began to appear in an LMS inspired lined Maroon livery on the Midland, Scottish and Eastern regions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe change in appearance for the 57’ Mk.1 non-gangway stock was less marked, as the existing plain all-over Carmine Red weathered down to a shade not dissimilar to BR Maroon, but by 1959 the majority of the fleet was painted in the new livery. Regional preferences did still have an influence on the appearance of the stock, with the Eastern Region opting for a plain maroon livery, whereas Midland and Western Region stock appeared with the same lining as the gangway stock, The Scottish Region, which served both Eastern and Midland Regions, had a mixture of plain and unlined stock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgain though, a difference existed within the lining specifications, with the Midland Region opting for a high waist lining, to match existing Stanier non-gangway stock, whereas the Western Region used a lower waist lining, applied to the BR specification by the Swindon drawing offices. In time, as stock cascaded, the boundaries blurred and eventually all three styles could be observed on the Midland and Eastern Regions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike the Eastern Region’s inner and outer suburban diagrams, which were formed into purely 57’ Mk.1 non-gangway sets by this period, suburban diagrams in the Midland and Scottish Regions were formed from a combination of pre-nationalisation and Mk.1 types, with Stanier, Thompson and even Reid non-gangway stock being marshalled into diagrams with the 57’ stock. The Mk.1 57’ Brake Thirds were especially useful, particularly in mixed freight trains, and some wonderful images were captured of Gresley V2 60813 on the Waverley Line, with a Brake Third being used to get railway employee’s children from Riccarton Junction to school in Hawick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ‘Maroon’ period also coincided with the abolition of Third Class, which led to the vehicle designation legends being changed on the exteriors of all 57’ non-gangway stock, as well as the removal of the ‘3’ from the former Third Class compartments, however like the application of the maroon livery, this change was not instantaneous, with some stock still being in Carmine Red and designated as Third into 1964.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe adoption of broad coloured cantrail bands to denote First Class and Dining accommodation began to be adopted on BR coaching stock from 1960 and while there was no provision of dining areas, and thus no need for the red dining bands, on non-gangway stock, the yellow First Class bands had been broadly adopted on non-gangway stock by 1963. 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