This project has now been suspended.
Hattons Originals N Gauge LMS Beyer Garratt - Project Updates
Thursday, October 01 2020
by Jack Morgan
Hattons Originals LMS Beyer Garratt

47968 at Brentingby in March 1956. © Peter Groom
Developed & Manufactured by Hattons Model Railways
Project Status
Due to lower sales than projected, we have made the difficult decision to suspend the N gauge Garratt. All development work will be paused and everyone with a pre-order will be notified. We will not cancel any pre-orders at this time but we will not be taking any further orders for these products.
Our Genesis project is still continuing at pace and is still due for release in Q2 2021, it is not affected by this review.
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Specification & Features
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Scale and Gauge
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2mm 1:148 Scale - N Gauge
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Motor Type
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Dual coreless motors
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Wheel Profile
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RP25 |
Pick-Ups/ Drive
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All-wheel pick-ups
All driving wheels driven
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Digital Control
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18-pin decoder interface |
Couplings
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NEM 'Rapido-style'
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Chassis Type
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Heavy Diecast
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Detailing Parts & Special Features |
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Highly detailed liveries
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Highly detailed chassis
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Fully detailed cab
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Prototype Information
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47987 at Melton Mowbray in December 1954. © Peter Groom
The Beyer Garratts were designed to haul coal trains from the Midland coalfields to London to stop the use of double-heading and save on fuel, crews and maintenance. The locos quickly gained popularity due to their strange design of articulation and were widely known about. Very early in the careers of the locos they had their fixed bunkers replaced with rocking ones to help bring coal towards the cab while on the move. They lived out their lives on the coal trains they were designed for and were only withdrawn with the introduction of the Standard 9Fs. Unfortunately none survived the cutters torch and the preservation movement lost an important part of the British Railway scene.
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Loco Type
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Steam |
Builder
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Beyer, Peacock & Co |
Tractive Effort
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45,620 lbf |
Wheel Configuration
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2-6-0 0-6-2T |
Operators
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LMS & British Railways |
Build Dates
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1927 & 1930 |
Total Built
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33 |
Service Dates
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1927 - 1958 |
Surviving Examples
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0 |
Fun Fact
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An early attempt at descending the Chinley incline caused the brake blocks of the locomotives to melt!
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