R.51S 0-6-0 PANNIER TANK LOCOMOTIVE with "Synchrosmoke" in authentic G.W.R. livery. (available early 1972). The "57XX" Class to which our model belongs was introduced in 1929 and over 750 of these locos were built seeing service in all parts of the G.W.R. system. Weighing 50 Tons with a top speed of 65 m.p.h. they were used for shunting, light freight and branch line passenger trains.
In their later years, some of the class were sold to London Transport and others transferred to the Southern Region where they were used principally at Waterloo and Folkestone.