LDSW67. Great Western Railway Churchward Class '47xx' 2-8-0 Heavy Freight Loco and Tender No. 4703. Paired with a Churchward tender and in plain GWR green livery with 'Great Western' in gold shaded red as used circa post- First World War until about 1934. This is a Limited Edition brass model by Masterpiece Models, production order No. 51. Fitted with all the usual Masterpiece refinements including working inside motion and superb cab detail. Also factory fitted with DCC and Sound using an ESU Loksound chip (address 4703). It will also run on DC - there is a DCC/DC changeover switch inside the tender water filler. The model is test run only and is supplied in its original box with display plinth and unused accessories. The instructions are missing but we are attempting to locate these. The prototype was into service from Swindon Works in March 1922, one of a class of only nine locos introduced in 1919 for mixed traffic and heavy freight work. Thet were known as 'Night Owls' as much of their work was overnight on services between London and the West of England, Bristol and the West Midlands. In BR days they were sometimes used on summer passenger 'extras' although their route availability was limited. No. 4703 was withdrawn from Old Oak Common in May/June 1964. £2995.
