DAPOL GWR 78XX ‘MANOR’
he GWR ‘Manor’ was a versatile 4-60 configured locomotive designed with a lighter axle loading than the existing and popular ‘Grange’ class, which enabled it to operate in regions of the GWR where this was not possible with a locomotive of comparable power. In all, 30 ‘Manor’ class locomotives were made, the majority of which were manufactured at Swindon in two batches: 20 between 1938 and 1939 and a further 10 post-nationalisation in the early 1950s. Initially, the performance of the locomotive was deemed at best mediocre. However, subtle internal refinements made towards
