Wheeltapper 2018

Entry in Steam Locomotives

Mark Riddoch's Black Hawthorn

Description: A Black Hawthorn 0-4-0ST, built between 1865 and 1896, these were supplied to many industrial sites around the country and survived well in to the middle of the 20th century. This particular model is a High Level kit based in Black Hawthorn No. 226 built in 1873, originally named Wellington but renamed to Holwell No. 3 when it moved to Holwell Ironworks. In 1946 it moved to Middle Peaks quarry near Winksworth, it worked there up until the mid-1970s.
The model is in 4mm scale to OO gauge and is fitted with a Mashima 1224 motor, 3 foot diameter Alan Gibson wheels and a LokPilot DCC decoder. It it not depicted as Holwell No 3, but in a fictitious livery for use on a layout that is currently under development.