Of the 77 Saint Class members built by GWR between 1902 and 1913, 2920 ‘Saint David’ was one of the 47 that survived beyond nationalisation of Britain’s railways in 1948. Part of the third batch of 20 to be built in 1907, the locomotive was new to Cardiff Canton shed. It underwent several changes during its career, including the fitting of a superheated boiler in 1909 and outside steam pipes in December 1932. This model is presented in BR livery, the condition in which it operated through to its withdrawal in October 1953, by which point it was one of the last four still in service.
This model was developed with the helpful guidance from the Didcot Railway Center who kindly gave us access to their archive of drawings and access to the Lady of Legend locomotive.
The Saint class model features a powerful 5 pole skew wound motor, flickering firebox and is designed to be fully compatible with the HM7000 21-Pin decoder for full DCC and sound control.
Specific to R30403
Running number 2920
BR Black livery.
Riveted Churchward Tender
Later style curved frame chassis design.
Fluted diecast piston rods.
Tapered superheated boiler
Later Chimney Design
Later safety Valve with Top Feeds
Common Saint Class Features
High detail OO Gauge model based on extensive research and original works drawings.
Diecast Chassis and Running Plate. Model Weight is 341 grams.
High detail cab and fully decorated backhead with decorated instrument dials.
Etched metal nameplates
HM7000 21-Pin sound decoder compatible.
HM7000 Power Bank compatible.
Powerful 5 Pole Skew wound motor.
Illuminated flickering firebox.
Quick release locomotive to tender connector.
Pogo pin wheel pickup arrangement for easy pickup servicing.
Electrical pickups on main drive wheels and tender wheels.
Diecast Piston Rods & valve gear.
Fully decorated crew figures.
Prototypical size metal handrails with brass stanchions.
Brass main drive bearings.
Sprung metal buffers.
Front and Rear NEM coupling pocket.
Separately fitted lamps. Lamp code can be changed.
Separately fitted simulated coal load.