4S-001-005D Hinton Manor BR Black (Early Emblem) 78xx Manor Class 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive No.7819 - DCC Fitted Decoder Mounted Centrally

Mounted Centrally

The first 4 locomotives built by GM’s Electromotive Division were delivered to Foster Yeoman during 1986 and 59005 in 1989

Many original GA drawings were used in the development of these accurate and authentic model

Smoke box top mounted lamp bracket

tank vents

4S-001-005D Hinton Manor BR Black (Early Emblem) 78xx Manor Class 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive No.7819 - DCC Fitted Decoder Mounted CentrallyThe GWR Manor was a versatile 4 6 0 configured locomotive designed with a lighter axle loading than the existing and popular Grange class which enabled the Manor to operate in regions of the GWR where this was not possible with a locomotive of comparable power. In all, 30 Manor class locomotives were manufactured at Swindon in two batches: 20 between 1938 and 1939 and then a further 10 post nationalisation in 1950 which were designated 5MT. Although