- Builder
- Dapol
- Catalogue Number
- 2S-007-011
- Category
- Steam Locomotives
- Scale
- N
- Finish
- Pristine
- Year
- -
- Pages
- -
- Era
- 3 - The big four – LMS, GWR, LNER and SR
- DCC
- Ready (6 pin)
- Decoders
- -
- Motor
- -
- Coupling
- NEM
- Curve
- 1st Radius (230mm) +
- Length
- 64 mm
- Based on Preserved
- No
- Directional Lighting
- No
- Interior Lighting
- No
- Pickup in Tender
- No
- Sound Decoder Ready
- No
- Passenger Figures
- No
Dapol 2S-007-011
Great Western Railway 5700 6746 Great Western Railway (Green with Monogram)
Class & Prototype
Class: Great Western Railway 5700
- Traction: Steam
- Built: 1929-1950
- Total Built: 863
The GWR 5700 Class was Britain's most prolific pannier tank locomotive, with 863 examples built between 1929 and 1950. Designed by Charles Collett as standard replacements for ageing Victorian tank engines, these versatile 0-6-0 locomotives featured revolutionary pannier tanks that enabled efficient Belpaire firebox adoption whilst providing superior maintenance access.
Operating across 90% of the GWR network, they handled everything from coal trains to passenger services, with thirteen examples serving London Transport until 1971. Built by seven manufacturers including North British, Swindon Works, and various contractors, the class demonstrated exceptional standardisation despite diverse construction sources.
Sixteen locomotives survive in preservation across heritage railways, whilst modern models from Accurascale, Bachmann, and others capture their distinctive character with unprecedented detail accuracy. The class epitomised GWR engineering excellence and became the template for all subsequent British pannier tank development.
Prototype: 6746
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Operator & Livery
Operator: Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (1835-1947) was Britain's most innovative railway company, engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel with his revolutionary 7ft ¼in broad gauge system. Known affectionately as "God's Wonderful Railway" and the "Holiday Line," the GWR connected London Paddington with the West Country, Wales, and Birmingham through 3,800 miles of superbly engineered routes.
Renowned for its Brunswick green locomotives, chocolate and cream carriages, and engineering excellence centred at Swindon Works, the GWR pioneered advanced steam technology under chief mechanical engineers Daniel Gooch, George Jackson Churchward, and Charles Collett. The company's legendary locomotive classes—including Castle, King, Hall, and Manor—established performance standards that influenced British locomotive design for decades.
The only "Big Four" railway to retain its original identity through the 1921 grouping, the GWR maintained its distinctive corporate culture until nationalisation in 1947. Today, the company's engineering legacy lives on through extensive preservation efforts, heritage railways, and detailed model railway recreations that celebrate the finest traditions of British steam railway operation.