Glasgow & South Western Railway Class 403 2-6-0

[David Holman]

Came across this in the latest Gauge 0 Guild Magazine - a new kit being developed by Taff Vale models and the G&SWR Society. The reason for this posting is that it appears to be similar to the Irish inside cylinder 2-6-0s. How similar, I have no idea, but thought it might be on interest to some of our learned brethren.

 Designed by Peter Drummond and introduced in 1915 and mainly used on freight traffic, they wandered all over Scotland & also ventured on to the Settle & Carlisle line. A superheated version of the 279 class 0-6-0s, the pony wheel was added to cope with the extra weight. The last one was scrapped in 1947. 

 No idea whether there are any dimensional similarities & suspect there is little chance of the kit converting into one of the Irish 2-6-0s, but thought in interesting enough to share here. Comments welcome!

[Mayner]

As they say a picture or a couple of pictures are worth a thousand words.

DSER 2-6-0 originally planned as a large boilered 0-6-0, boiler diameter reduced and pony truck fitted.

 

GSWR 2-6-0 358 originally built 1903 as an 0-6-0  re-built 1907 as a 2-6-0 later re-built with GSR cab and large belpair boiler.

A rather Scottish looking locomotive?

K3 357 originally built 1903 as an 0-6-0 rebuilt with Belpair boiler and GSR cab

K4 359 built as a 2-6-0 1909 rebuilt with Belpair boiler and Inchacore cab 1935

Chief spotting difference between the K3 and K4 seems to have been the framing at the front end and cab roof profile

[David Holman]

So, apart from the cab, tender, belpaire boiler, sand boxes, etc, almost the same!.

 Until I saw the article on the GSW 2-6-0, I thought the Irish Ks were pretty much unique, which was very naive of me given how railways developed over the years!

[Mayner]

It looks like Hattons a planning to introduce a OO Gauge rtr Caledonian 2-6-0 

Went through a phase of assembling kits of 'modern" British outline steam locos about 20 odd years ago only for Hornby or Bachmann to release a rtr model 6-12 months later. Never thought anyone would introduce a model of a Scottish 2-6-0

https://www.hattons.co.uk/directory/vehicledetails?id=3144935

[leslie10646]

Sorry, John, it definitely says it's a KIT!

It would be a daft CR loco to do - just five of them.

I was sure (over ten years ago) that Hornby would do a CR "Dunalastair Class 4-4-0. Still waiting!

[Killian Keane]

34 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

Sorry, John, it definitely says it's a KIT!

It would be a daft CR loco to do - just five of them.

I was sure (over ten years ago) that Hornby would do a CR "Dunalastair Class 4-4-0. Still waiting!

I'd imagine if they'd do any Caley loco apart from the 0-6-0s already done, itd be a 439, as theres an original to measure

[Galteemore]

Makes you wonder what GN tanks would have looked like in blue…..

[Mayner]

On 18/8/2023 at 12:28 AM, leslie10646 said:

Sorry, John, it definitely says it's a KIT!

It would be a daft CR loco to do - just five of them.

I was sure (over ten years ago) that Hornby would do a CR "Dunalastair Class 4-4-0. Still waiting!

Saw Hattons and automatically assumed it was rtr, though I bought a few Gem locos kits from Hattons "back in the day"

Actual no's of locos built of popularity of a particular loco often seems to have little to do with a manufacturers/commissioners choice of a particular model the Triang "Nellie" was apparently inspired by the LSWR C14 not exactly a large or well known class and the recent Hornby Hush-Hush a "one off"

With the intense competition in the British model railway market whether Hornby Hobbies under its current owners  focuses its energies away from model railways towards the high turnover toy end of the the market.

[Horsetan]

Having the pony truck rammed in so close to the front drivers does give the engine a quite ungainly look

[Galteemore]

Yes, and would make for an interesting experience on small radius trackwork…..