GNR Stirling Single No.1 - SOUND FITTED

We are proud to announce that the OO Gauge GNR Stirling Single No.1 will be returning in all its glory. Available in DCC Ready and SOUND FITTED variants, our model depicts the GNR icon how it is today, post 2014, after the Stirling Tender Project returned it to its prototypical condition. We have worked in partnership with Rapido and other organisations within the Railway Museum to produce a high-quality OO Gauge rendition of a truly special locomotive.

Model Features:
- Smooth running mechanism.
- Suitable for operation on 2nd Radius curves (438mm or greater).
- Accurate, fine scale precision livery application.
- Working firebox flicker.
- 21-pin DCC decoder socket.
- Factory fitted speaker in all models.
- Accurate sounds obtained from archival footage.
- Laser 3D scanned for accuracy.

The Great Northern Railway (GNR) No. 1 class Stirling Single steam locomotives were designed in the late 1800’s for express passenger work. Designed by Patrick Stirling, they are characterised by a single pair of large (8 ft 1 in) driving wheels which have become iconic in and of themselves. A total of 53 were built at Doncaster Works between 1870 and 1895.

These locomotives were able to haul 279 ton trains at an average of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h), with a top speed on lighter trains of 85 miles per hour (137 km/h). They were unusual in that they used an outside cylinder configuration, a break from the British norm at the time, which in general was to use inside cylinders. With the arrival of more modern steam locomotives, the class started being displaced from the most prestigious express services. Several examples were rebuilt by Henry Ivatt after 1898 with a domed boiler, but withdrawals began in 1899. The last examples of the class were in use on secondary services until 1916.

The first of the class, No. 1, is the only engine to be preserved, and is exhibited in MAIN HALL at the Railway Museum in York. It was restored to running order during the 1930s, and steamed again briefly during the 1980s. The locomotive went through ‘The Stirling Tender Project’ in 2014 returning it to its prototypical condition, which is how it can be seen today.