Graham Farish N 372-030 GWR Class 5044 Earl of Dunraven Castle Class 4-6-0 GWR Lined Green
The Graham Farish Castle completely retooled, creating a detailed, fine scale replica of these powerful express passenger engines. Earl of Dunraven is a great example of the single chimney version, painted in full Great Western lined green livery.
The GWR Castles were a true landmark locomotive, among the most powerful and efficient locomotives in Britain from the 1920s right through to the end of steam. Equally at home on express passenger or fast milk and goods trains 171 locomotives were built between 1923 and 1950.
Era 3 1923-1948. NEM coupler pockets. DCC Ready 6 pin decoder required for DCC operation.
5044 was completed in March 1936, named Beverston Castle and sent new to London Old Oak Common shed. The introduction of the 'Earl' class, better known as the Dukedog was not without incident, a number of the gentry being rather put-out at their titles appearing on rather antique looking engines, so Earl names were transferred to Castle class engines, Beverston Castle being renamed Earl of Dunraven in September 1937.
5044 remained an Old Oak engine for most of its' career, moving to Cardiff Canton (a shed noted for the superb condition of its' engines) before being withdrawn in April 1962.