Rapido 814504 OO-9 Peckett & Sons Cranmore Class Lined Black DCC Fitted

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: 814504

Manufacturer Number: 814504
Condition: New
Category: Model Railways, Locomotives, Steam Locomotives
Brand: Rapido
Range: Rapido 2026
Loco Class: Peckett Cranmore
Scale: OO-9
Gauge: OO
DCC Type: DCC Fitted
DCC Pin: 6 Pin

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Release Date: TBC

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£152.95

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Much like their rival locomotive builders, Peckett & Sons of Bristol had an excellent reputation for building effective industrial locomotives. Saddle tanks of various designs and gauges were their most popular. These varied from off-the-shelf established designs to bespoke creations for clients with more specialised needs.

One of these bespoke locomotives was Works No.1030. This 2# gauge 0-4-0 was built in 1904 to the 'Class 7in' template for the Mendip Granite & Asphalt Co. Its unique features included a saddle tank, an open cab, and 7x10# cylinders.

Once completed, the engine was painted in Works Grey livery and named Cranmore. However, by the time it was delivered, it had received several modifications. These included an enclosed cab and brass name plates that displayed her new name, Gamecock. It was also repainted into Peckett#s Standard Green livery.

Even after its swift rename, the new design would forever be known as the Cranmore Class.

Peckett & Sons used the delivery of Gamecock in their advertising literature, showing it atop a wagon hauled by a traction engine. This photo was coupled with the caption 'Small locomotive taken to destination by road'. Despite the modest distance of around 20 miles from the Bristol-based factory, it is still a respectable journey when you consider the standards of the roads of the day

There was an agreement between local quarries that would give the Mendip Granite & Asphalt Company access to the GWR via a joint narrow gauge line. This meant the quarried stone could then be delivered further afield. The line connected to Cranmore Station near Shepton Mallet in Somerset, which is now the main station on the East Somerset Railway. Gamecock would reside here for many years.

Sadly, Gamecock was eventually consigned to the history books; however, the date it was scrapped remains a mystery.

Further Cranmore Class locos were built in small numbers and exported across the globe. Many of these would differ slightly from the original concept, with versions even having different gauges.

One such 2# 6# gauge example survives in preservation at the spectacular Puffing Billy Railway in Melbourne, Australia.

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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Cheltenham Model Centre

39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

+44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644
sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.com

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