Cylinder casting date draws closer — 4709 – The Ultimate British 2–8

The 4709 Group will build a tenth locomotive in Churchward’s 47XX series.

Designed to haul heavy overnight freight trains into London from the west and south west, the 47XX were powerful and before being withdrawn, often used on fully loaded weekend passenger excursions.

Jan 30

Jan 30 Cylinder casting date draws closer

It’s been a while, but the revised designs - to permit main line running within the modern loading gauge - are done, the Finite Element Analysis is complete, the CAD drawings sent to the pattern makers and the sacrificial polystyrene patterns made. Now it’s time to pour metal.

Watch this space.