{"product_id":"graham-farish-372-010sf-gwr-4962-ragley-hall-br-lined-green-n-gauge","title":"Graham farish 372-010SF GWR 4962 'Ragley Hall' BR Lined Green-  N Gauge","description":"\u003cp\u003eTh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Great Western Railway (GWR) was famous for its variety of 4-6-0 steam locomotive classes, and none were more numerous and successful than the 49XX ‘Hall’ Class. After a long period of absence from the Graham Farish range, the ‘Hall’ makes a triumphant return for 2025 with this brand new model that has been designed from the rails up to produce a masterpiece in miniature befitting of such an iconic prototype. These mixed traffic machines were found across the Great Western network and beyond, and the new Graham Farish models will find many stablemates in the Bachmann range – from other locomotives to rolling stock and Scenecraft buildings – all suited to creating an authentic Western scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConstructed from a multitude of high-fidelity parts and decorated with an exquisite paint finish, the new Graham Farish ‘Hall’ has an impressive technical specification to match. Employing a powerful coreless motor to drive the wheels through a diecast metal gearbox, electrical pickup comes from all driving and tender wheels and separate metal bearings are fitted to the driving wheel axles assuring smooth and reliable running. The tender houses a speaker and Next18 DCC decoder socket which is pre-fitted with a top of the range Zimo DCC Sound Decoder in this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOUND FITTED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emodel, so you can enjoy realistic sound effects straight from the box on both Analogue and DCC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGraham Farish N Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePristine BR Lined Green (Early Emblem) Livery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRunning No. 4962\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNamed ‘Ragley Hall’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollett 4,000-gallon Tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBR Smokebox Door with Numberplate and Shedplate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOUND FITTED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Fitted with a Zimo MS590N18 DCC Sound Decoder – See below the for the function list\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength 141mm (over couplings)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGRAHAM FARISH GWR HALL CLASS SPECIFICATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMECHANISM:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoreless motor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrical pickup from all driving and tender wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate metal bearings fitted to each driving wheel axle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal bearings fitted to each tender wheel axle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiecast metal chassis block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiecast metal gearbox, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9mm (N gauge) wheels to NEM310 standards with authentic profile and detailing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraction tyres fitted to the rear driving wheels for assured haulage capabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eValve gear of metal construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscreet fixed locomotive to tender drawbar with integral electrical connections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoupling pocket to NEM355 standards fitted to the front bogie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemovable coupling pocket to NEM355 standards fitted to the tender chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned to operate on curves of second radius (263.5mm) or greater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-precision, injection-moulded bodyshell and tender with separately fitted detail parts including smokebox door, dome, sand boxes, lower front lamp irons, steam pipes, whistle and reverser\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiecast metal running plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately applied metal components including handrails, buffers and sand pipes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDome, filler cap, water scoop and vacuum pipe added to the tender as separate parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTender fitted with metal coal-effect load\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrake and spring detail on the chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed cab interior including boiler backhead controls and gauges, brake standard and water scoop standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach model supplied with a set of accessory parts including dummy screwlink couplings and coupling hooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDCC:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext18 DCC decoder interface located in the tender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOUND:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker installed in the tender of all models for optimum sound reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZimo MS590N18 DCC Sound Decoder pre-installed in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOUND FITTED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eversions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSound files produced specifically for the Graham Farish GWR Hall Class using recordings from real locomotives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSOUND FITTED\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emodels operate on DCC and Analogue control as supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIVERY APPLICATION:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthentic liveries applied to all models\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiple paint applications employed on each model using GWR and BR specification colours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLogos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing process, employing authentic typefaces, logos and colours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNamed locomotives are supplied with pre-fitted, fully decorated nameplates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOUNDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF1 - Sound - On\/Off\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF2 - Brake\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF3 - Cylinder Drain Cocks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF4 - Whistle (Speed Dependant)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF5 - Reverser\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF6 - Coal Shovelling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF7 - Injector\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF8 - Blower\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF9 - Flange Squeal (Speed Related)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF10 - Safety Valves Lifted\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF11 - Handbrake\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF12 - Water Tank Filling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF13 - Coupling Clatter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF14 - Light Engine Mode\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF15 - Fade All Sounds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF16 - Guard's Whistle \u0026amp; Driver’s Response\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF17 - Automatic Wagon Buffering\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF18 - Unfitted Freight Mode\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF19 - Pinned Brakes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF20 - Low Pitch Whistle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF21 - High Pitch Whistle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF22 - Alternative Whistle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF23 - Alternative Whistle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF24 - Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF25 - Vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF26 - Guard to Driver Instructions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF27 - Volume Down\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eF28 - Volume Up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalogue Users:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePlease note that normal load running sounds and any other automatic or randomised sounds will also operate when this model is used on analogue control (DC) straight from the box!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGWR HALL CLASS HISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 49XX ‘Hall’ Class was the most numerous 4-6-0 locomotive built by the Great Western Railway (GWR), with the type being first conceived in 1924 to meet the GWR’s need for a powerful mixed traffic locomotive. The previous year the GWR’s Chief Mechanical Engineer Charles B. Collett had turned to the Star Class as the basis for his new express passenger locomotive, the ‘Castle’, and for the ‘Hall’ he again used an existing design as his starting point – the ‘Saint’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaint Class No. 2925 ‘Saint Martin’ entered Swindon Works and emerged in December 1924 with new, smaller driving wheels and a new ‘Collett’ cab much like those fitted to the ‘Castles’. Still named ‘Saint Martin’, the locomotive embarked on a series of trials over a three-year period which led Collett to make minor changes to the design before the first new ‘Halls’ were ordered in December 1927. By 1930 eighty had been delivered, numbered 4901 to 4980 (‘Saint Martin’ was renumbered to 4900 in 1928).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ‘Halls’ soon proved to be very successful and further orders were placed; in all 12 lots totalling 258 locomotives (259 including ‘Saint Martin’) had been built at the GWR’s Swindon Works by 1943. Further ‘Halls’ would be built, but these were of the Modified Hall Class, built to the design of Frederick W. Hawksworth who took over from Collett in 1941. All 258 of the new-build locomotives were named, unsurprisingly the names were chosen from English and Welsh country houses with ‘Hall’ in their title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor such a large class, there were very few variations in the design over the 15-year build period and just three diagrams were used, most notably to differentiate the three different types of tenders the ‘Halls’ were outshopped with. The first examples were coupled to 3,500-gallon Churchward tenders, followed by a small number of engines paired with a newer Collett-designed 3,500-gallon tender. From No. 4962 however a 4,000-gallon tender designed by Collett was employed, becoming the standard tender for the class. Later tender swaps saw some of the ‘Halls’ paired with Hawksworth tenders originally built for the Modified Hall Class.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first ‘Halls’ were allocated to the West Country but as numbers grew, they quickly spread throughout the GWR network and they were employed on mixed traffic duties as varied as the names they carried, from freight to empty stock moves and they could even be found hauling some of the most prestigious named express trains. A single example was withdrawn in 1941 following damage sustained from enemy action during the Second World War, but otherwise the entire fleet was inherited by British Railways (BR) upon Nationalisation in 1948. BR continued to use the ‘Halls’ for mixed traffic duties and gave them the classification 5MT, and by the end of 1961 just a dozen had been retired. Withdrawals then accelerated as the number of new diesel locomotives grew and by 1965, the final year of standard gauge steam on the Western Region, just 50 ‘Halls’ remained in traffic. All had gone by the end of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEleven of Collett’s Hall Class locomotives survived into preservation, all being saved via the famous Barry Scrapyard, but today only 10 remain after No. 4942 ‘Maindy Hall’ was converted to Saint Class No. 2999 ‘Lady of Legend’ – a reversal of the works undertaken in 1924 to create the class pioneer ‘Saint Martin’. Two of the preserved locomotives, Nos. 4920 ‘Dumbleton Hall’ and 5972 ‘Olton Hall’, are currently on loan to Warner Brothers and can now be found at Harry Potter attractions in Tokyo and London respectively, after ‘Olton Hall’ was renamed as ‘Hogwarts Castle’ for use in the Harry Potter films.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graham Farish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57200475603324,"sku":"372-010SF","price":254.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0549\/2978\/5040\/files\/images_3b343856-2d41-4627-b71f-11441d2b2e92.jpg?v=1784721305","url":"https:\/\/www.modelrailwaysolutions.co.uk\/products\/graham-farish-372-010sf-gwr-4962-ragley-hall-br-lined-green-n-gauge","provider":"Model Railway Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}