British 1:87 Scale Modelling - type 57XX 0-6-0PT steam locomotive

57xx pannier tank (0-6-0PT)

Firedrake 57xx low cab version - image of constructed kit on Alan Gibson wheelsets

Prototype

Origins

Designed by Collett in 1929 for heavy shunting duties, also used for light freight and light passenger

Operating companies/organisations

Main service with Great Western Railway, British Railways (Western Region) and London Transport
Limited duties at Folkstone Harbour, Waterloo station, LMS sheds and with London Transport

Years of operation

Main service years 1930 - 1956
Limited duties 1956 - 1971
Preservation 1966 - present

Model

Manufacturer and supplier

Firedrake Productions
Patterns by David Armitage.

Construction

Craftsman kit parts. Etched nickel silver chassis; white metal body. Parts for both high and low cab versions.

Motive power

Not supplied. Motor, wheels, gears and a few detail parts are required to complete.

Prices

£45.00 (JUL99)
£25.00 (OCT06)

Availability

First produced by Firedrake Productions c.1998 as a one-off run of twenty kits, now sold out.
Subsequently produced Autumn 2006 by The British 1:87 Scale Society as a run of twenty kits.

British 1:87 Scale Modelling

57xx pannier tank (0-6-0PT)

Prototype
Origins	Designed by Collett in 1929 for heavy shunting duties, also used for light freight and light passenger
Operating companies/organisations	Main service with Great Western Railway, British Railways (Western Region) and London Transport Limited duties at Folkstone Harbour, Waterloo station, LMS sheds and with London Transport
Years of operation	Main service years 1930 - 1956 Limited duties 1956 - 1971 Preservation 1966 - present
Model
Manufacturer and supplier	Firedrake Productions Patterns by David Armitage.
Construction	Craftsman kit parts. Etched nickel silver chassis; white metal body. Parts for both high and low cab versions.
Motive power	Not supplied. Motor, wheels, gears and a few detail parts are required to complete.
Prices	£45.00 (JUL99) £25.00 (OCT06)
Availability	First produced by Firedrake Productions c.1998 as a one-off run of twenty kits, now sold out. Subsequently produced Autumn 2006 by The British 1:87 Scale Society as a run of twenty kits.