Accurascale ACC2708 'Lechlade Manor' BR Lined Black (Early Crest) 4-6-0 No.7825 Steam Locomotive

Expected Delivery Q4 2026 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer's Discretion).

Named after a Victorian country house in Gloucestershire near the Oxfordshire border, No. 7825 Lechlade Manor is presented in its original delivery scheme: the infamous lined black “Riddles’ Revenge” livery.

This nickname reflected the irony of a Great Western-designed locomotive wearing a scheme inspired by the London & North Western Railway. Yet the lined black suited the elegantly proportioned 78XXs well and is, in some circles, regarded more highly than the later lined green.

Unlike our first-run release, No. 7820 Dinmore Manor, which carried red-backed plates, No. 7825 is depicted with the more common black-backed name and number plates. Completed at Swindon in December 1950, its first allocation was Croes Newydd, Wrexham. It was the last Manor to remain in lined black, repainted only in April 1956 following a heavy general overhaul at Carmarthen.

After two years at Neyland (1961–63), it spent its final months at Reading before being withdrawn in May 1964, after just 13 and a half years and around 450,000 miles of service. Sent to Birds of Risca for scrapping, it was dismantled just three months later in August 1964, with no chance of preservation.

Common Features:

• Highly-detailed OO gauge model, 1:76.2 scale on 16.5mm track
• Based on 3D scan of 7808 Cookham Manor and full works drawings provided by Great Western Society, Didcot
• Surveys undertaken with assistance of Erlestoke Manor Fund, Dinmore Manor Loco Ltd and Tyseley Locomotive Works
• Smokebox and chimney correctly represents as-built GWR condition or post-1952 BR redraughting
• Fully-detailed cab interior with many separate parts 
• Die-cast metal chassis, running plate and body
• Scale width wire handrails
• Etched metal/plastic and lost wax detail parts, incl. grab handles, steps, drain cocks, etc
• Etched metal pre-painted name and numberplates
• High-fidelity dummy screw couplings
• Fully sprung metal buffers and factory-installed pipework
• Tapered or straight buffer housings where applicable
• Brake blocks in line with wheels
• Front mini-tension lock coupler can be replaced by accurate front pony truck moulding
  

Tender Details:

• Churchward 3,500 gal tender with numerous variations including riveted and flush sides, narrow or wide hornplates, three different styles of spring hanger and underframe-mounted water scoop
• Fully sprung metal buffers, factory-installed pipework and high fidelity dummy screw couplings
• Early tapered, tapered or straight buffer housings where applicable
• Optional overhead warning plate bracket on late-BR examples
• Kinetic NEM coupler mounts on tender at correct height with mini-tension-lock couplers
• DCC decoder socket in tender
• Choice of lift out sections: empty or simulated ‘coal’ load

DCC / Electronic Features:

• Very high-quality motor with flywheel, low starting voltage and smooth power delivery
  
• DCC ready or factory-installed DCC Sound options
  
• DCC Sound locomotives have speaker mounted in smokebox and speaker in tender
  
• PowerPack capacitor bank for uninterrupted power and sound
  
• Flickering firebox light (synchronised with sound on DCC installed models)
  
• Electrical pickup from all tender and locomotive driving wheels

Traction Features:

• Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)
  
• Die-cast metal chassis, running plate and body with sprung centre driving axle
  
• Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running
  
• Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a realistic top speed
  
• RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels