GWR Manor - 7827 Lydham Manor GWR lined green as preserved - DCC Sound Coach Type_TO

GWR Manor - 7827 Lydham Manor GWR lined green as preserved - DCC Sound Coach Type_TO7827 Lydham Manor GWR Lined Green (preserved)Described as the flagship of the Dartmouth Steam Railway, Manor 4 6 0 No. 7827 Lydham Manor was one of five members of the class to be prepared to work the Royal Train and associated empty stock duties in August 1963 as well as being the first of the ex Barry Island 78XXs to return to steam, having only been preceded by No. 7808 Cookham Manor, which was sold to preservationists in full working order.

sporting a Carnival Red and Flint Grey Railfreight livery

but the image suited the elegantly proportioned 78XX locomotives well and in some quarters it is held in higher esteem than the lined green that was later applied to the class

It was rebuilt at Brush Wabtec during 2015 and entered traffic with Caledonian sleeper the same year

Often seen alongside H Vans

RPSI Mark 2b Coach Pack

HYA 371061

Nearing the end of class 66 orders

Our model represents the locomotive in its current condition with name

New to the NCB in September 1954

Wylam Dilly is the second oldest surviving steam locomotive in the world and was built for hauling coal at Wylam Colliery near Newcastle in 1815

Replica scale

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