{"product_id":"graham-farish-372-451sf-gwr-modified-hall-7904-fountains-hall-br-lined-black-early-emb-dcc-sound","title":"Graham Farish 372-451SF GWR 'Modified Hall' 7904 'Fountains Hall' BR Lined Black (Early Emb.) (DCC Sound)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Great Western Railway (GWR) was famous for its variety of 4-6-0 steam locomotive classes, and none were more numerous and successful than the 49XX ‘Hall’ Class. The type was later developed to create the 6959 ‘Modified Hall’ Class which continued the successes of the ‘Halls’, operating from the final years of the GWR and throughout the British Railways period until steam ended on the Western Region in December 1965 yet N scale models of these iconic machines have never been produced, until now!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeveloped alongside the brand new ‘Halls’ for the Graham Farish range, these masterpieces in miniature have been created through extensive research and detailed surveys of the preserved locomotives, of which there are several. The mixed traffic machines were found across the GWR network and beyond, and the new Graham Farish models will find many stablemates in the Bachmann range – from other locomotives to rolling stock and Scenecraft buildings – all suited to creating an authentic Western scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConstructed from a multitude of high-fidelity parts and decorated with an exquisite paint finish, the new Graham Farish ‘Modified Hall’ has an impressive technical specification to match. Employing a powerful coreless motor to drive the wheels through a diecast metal gearbox, electrical pickup comes from all driving and tender wheels and separate metal bearings are fitted to the driving wheel axles assuring smooth and reliable running. The tender houses a speaker and Next18 DCC decoder socket which is pre-fitted with a top of the range Zimo DCC Sound Decoder in this \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOUND FITTED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e model, so you can enjoy realistic sound effects straight from the box on both Analogue and DCC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraham Farish N Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePristine BR Lined Black (Early Emblem) Livery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunning No. 7904\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNamed ‘Fountains Hall’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollett 4,000-gallon Tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBR Smokebox Door with Numberplate and Shedplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOUND FITTED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e – Fitted with a Zimo MS590N18 DCC Sound Decoder – See below the for the function list\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength 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metal components including handrails, buffers and sand pipes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDome, filler cap, water scoop and vacuum pipe added to the tender as separate parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTender fitted with metal coal-effect load\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrake and spring detail on the chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed cab interior including boiler backhead controls and gauges, brake standard and water scoop standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach model supplied with a set of accessory parts including dummy screwlink couplings, coupling hooks and alternative filler piece for the front bogie for use when the standard coupling is removed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDCC:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext18 DCC decoder interface located in the 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any other automatic or randomised sounds will also operate when this model is used on analogue control (DC) straight from the box!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGWR CASTLE CLASS HISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first of the GWR 4073 ‘Castle’ Class locomotives was built in 1923 to the design of then- Chief Mechanical Engineer Charles Collett. The type was intended for express passenger trains and used the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement so favoured by the GWR and built on the success of the earlier Star Class which first entered traffic in 1907 albeit with a new, larger boiler making it more powerful and capable of handling the longest expresses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver a period of 27 years a total of 155 Castles were built by the GWR’s Swindon Works, joined between 1925 and 1940 by 16 more that were converted from older locomotives, mostly Stars. All 171 locomotives were named, usually after Castles in the west, but those rebuilt from Stars generally retained their original names although during their careers some Castles carried other names, including those of noble Earls and some named after RAF aircraft used during World War Two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Castle Class turned out to be one of the GWR’s most successful designs, they were not as powerful as the later King Class locomotives, however these were restricted to a small number of routes due to their greater weight, a problem not faced by the Castles which could be found hauling many of the fastest and heaviest express workings across a large part of the GWR network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo impressive was the original design that very few developments were made during their service lives. Streamlining was trialled on one example, but the GWR did not pursue this idea, and several were converted to oil firing for a short period but again this came to nothing. The fitting of a double chimney to 65 members of the class from 1956 was the most significant change as BR bid to improve high speed performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first withdrawal came in 1950 when ‘Star’ conversion No. 4009 bowed out of service, but the type remained strong until 1965 when No. 7029 ‘Clun Castle’ was the last to be withdrawn after it had worked the final steam out of Paddington on 27th November 1965. ‘Clun Castle’ is among eight Castles that survive in preservation today, although the future of one, No. 7027 ‘Thornbury Castle’ which has never been restored from scrapyard condition, remains uncertain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graham Farish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57592546558325,"sku":"372-451SF","price":269.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/5932\/9844\/files\/43808-large.jpg?v=1789934237","url":"https:\/\/malcsmodels.co.uk\/products\/graham-farish-372-451sf-gwr-modified-hall-7904-fountains-hall-br-lined-black-early-emb-dcc-sound","provider":"Malcs Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}