Rapido Trains UK 949101 Steamlined Sentinel 0-4-0 - Wm Cory & Sons 'Belvedere' Steam Locomotive
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| SKU | RAP-949101 |
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| Vendor | Rapido Trains UK |
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Product Description
Exclusive to Rails of Sheffield
- 100hp Sentinel (Streamlined)
- William Cory & Sons ‘Belvedere’
- Lined green
- Narrow chimney
- High-mounted sandboxes
- Rear-mounted radius rods
- 18-inch buffer heads
- 2 footsteps
- E24 DCC decoder socket
- Museum quality paint finish
- MoPower stay-alive
- Diecast metal and plastic construction
- Smooth & powerful mechanism
- Highly detailed
- NEM 362 coupler pockets front and rear
- 1:76 scale, (OO gauge)
Unlike the majority of industrial railway locomotives, the Sentinel steam shunter concept evolved from road vehicle technology rather than other railway loco designs.
Founded in 1875, Alley & MacLellan Ltd of Polmadie, Glasgow was the original trading name of what would become the Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd. This is where the roots of the Sentinel steam shunter prototype came from.
In 1906, the company introduced its first vertical-boiler steam road waggon. This powered the wheels via a two-cylinder undertype engine and chain drive. Very reminiscent of the internal combustion engine designs that would follow, only powered by steam instead. They proved incredibly efficient and incredibly straightforward to fire and drive.
Around twenty years later, the Sentinel Waggon Works applied the same idea to its first 0-4-0 railway locomotive prototype.
Even in their earliest guises, they were well regarded by crews and businesses. Thanks to their short wheelbase, they could negotiate the tighter radius of many industrial networks. When combined with their fast steam raising ability (under an hour), fantastic fuel economy and operational simplicity, they were a hit with crews and business owners alike.
A number of distinctive body styles were produced, with the main examples referred to as 'Pre War' and 'Post War' body styles; however, for a short period in the mid-1940s, Sentinel built their locomotives with somewhat futuristic-looking bodywork. Dubbed the 'streamlined' Sentinels, this version of the design gave what is generally regarded as a slow-speed locomotive a sleeker, faster look - almost unique in industrial railway locomotive design.
Production of the Sentinel steam shunter continued right through until 1958. Though the end of an era for industrial railways, this was only part of the Steam shunter's story. The Sentinel would go on to adopt the internal combustion engine as its motive power, and its legacy would be continued by Rolls-Royce through the production of various Sentinel diesel locomotives. While production may have finished in 1958, many locomotives continued in industry for several decades.
Unlike most industrial prototypes, the preservation movement was very kind to the Sentinel steam shunter. Surviving examples can be found the length and breadth of the country at many preserved railways, with several in working order.
Three of the Streamlined Sentinels survive to this day, with 'Belvedere', 'Musketeer' and No.11 located at preserved railways across the UK.
Founded in 1875, Alley & MacLellan Ltd of Polmadie, Glasgow was the original trading name of what would become the Sentinel Waggon Works Ltd. This is where the roots of the Sentinel steam shunter prototype came from.
In 1906, the company introduced its first vertical-boiler steam road waggon. This powered the wheels via a two-cylinder undertype engine and chain drive. Very reminiscent of the internal combustion engine designs that would follow, only powered by steam instead. They proved incredibly efficient and incredibly straightforward to fire and drive.
Around twenty years later, the Sentinel Waggon Works applied the same idea to its first 0-4-0 railway locomotive prototype.
Even in their earliest guises, they were well regarded by crews and businesses. Thanks to their short wheelbase, they could negotiate the tighter radius of many industrial networks. When combined with their fast steam raising ability (under an hour), fantastic fuel economy and operational simplicity, they were a hit with crews and business owners alike.
A number of distinctive body styles were produced, with the main examples referred to as 'Pre War' and 'Post War' body styles; however, for a short period in the mid-1940s, Sentinel built their locomotives with somewhat futuristic-looking bodywork. Dubbed the 'streamlined' Sentinels, this version of the design gave what is generally regarded as a slow-speed locomotive a sleeker, faster look - almost unique in industrial railway locomotive design.
Production of the Sentinel steam shunter continued right through until 1958. Though the end of an era for industrial railways, this was only part of the Steam shunter's story. The Sentinel would go on to adopt the internal combustion engine as its motive power, and its legacy would be continued by Rolls-Royce through the production of various Sentinel diesel locomotives. While production may have finished in 1958, many locomotives continued in industry for several decades.
Unlike most industrial prototypes, the preservation movement was very kind to the Sentinel steam shunter. Surviving examples can be found the length and breadth of the country at many preserved railways, with several in working order.
Three of the Streamlined Sentinels survive to this day, with 'Belvedere', 'Musketeer' and No.11 located at preserved railways across the UK.