British 1:87 Scale Modelling - Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn 0-4-0T crane tank steam loco

Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn 0-4-0T crane tank

Prototype

Manufacturer and years of production

Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn built four of these crane tank locos between 1940 and 1942. (They were based on a design by the HL company, who built six between 1902 and 1906.)

Operating companies/organisations

Doxford Shipyard, Sunderland.
All four RS&H locos are in preservation at the following railways:
Bressingham Railway
Foxfield Railway
KWVR
Tanfield Railway

Years of operation

1940 -
+ preservation

Model

Manufacturer and supplier

Backwoods Miniatures

Construction

Mainly metal kit, without wheels (10mm, ten-spoke wheels are required.)

Motive power

Motor and gears are supplied with the kit.

Price

Kit: £70 (JUL2001)

Availability

Check availability with Backwoods Miniatures

References

Booth, A.J. "Industrial Steam", Bradford Barton 1976, pages 14, 15, 68.
"Railway Byelines", February 1999.
"British Railway Modelling", March 1999 (on the Hull MRS's layout "Walker Marine").

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn 0-4-0T crane tank

Prototype
Manufacturer and years of production	Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn built four of these crane tank locos between 1940 and 1942. (They were based on a design by the HL company, who built six between 1902 and 1906.)
Operating companies/organisations	Doxford Shipyard, Sunderland. All four RS&H locos are in preservation at the following railways: Bressingham Railway Foxfield Railway KWVR Tanfield Railway
Years of operation	1940 - + preservation
Model
Manufacturer and supplier	Backwoods Miniatures
Construction	Mainly metal kit, without wheels (10mm, ten-spoke wheels are required.)
Motive power	Motor and gears are supplied with the kit.
Price	Kit: £70 (JUL2001)
Availability	Check availability with Backwoods Miniatures
References	Booth, A.J. "Industrial Steam", Bradford Barton 1976, pages 14, 15, 68. "Railway Byelines", February 1999. "British Railway Modelling", March 1999 (on the Hull MRS's layout "Walker Marine").