{"id":733,"date":"2019-06-18T18:31:39","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T17:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ngtrains-com.stackstaging.com\/shop\/?post_type=product&p=733"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:07:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:07:16","slug":"kit-no-sl4-dinrowic-port-class-hunslet-0-4-0st","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/ngtrains.com\/shop\/product\/kit-no-sl4-dinrowic-port-class-hunslet-0-4-0st\/","title":{"rendered":"Kit No: SL4. Dinorwic Port Class Hunslet 0-4-0ST"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kit No: SL4. Dinorwic Port Class Hunslet 0-4-0ST<\/h4>\n

The kit requires wheels, gears and motor to complete [at the moment we cannot supply these]<\/span><\/p>\n

You can download the instructions here\u2026SL4 Dolbadarn – EDM Revised Instructions<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The kit represents the last three locomotives supplied by The Hunslet Engine Company Limited to the Dinorwic Slate Quarries, and indeed the last new steam locomotives to be supplied to the
\nNorth Wales slate industry. The works numbers, year of manufacture and name\/number carried are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

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The locos were a development of the well-known <\/span>Alice <\/span>class, which were first introduced in 1886. The later locos differed from the <\/span>Alice <\/span>class in having a higher-pitched (domed) boiler, full-depth
\nbuffer beams and (luxury) an enclosed cab. The first two, when new, were delivered directly to Port Dinorwic, where they worked the port lines. <\/span>Michael <\/span>was delivered new to the quarry, where
\nit was subsequently joined by the other two locos on transfer from the port. Initially, <\/span>Michael <\/span>retained its cab whilst at work in the quarry. Enclosed cabs were unsuitable for use in many parts
\nof the quarries, due to restricted headroom in tunnels. As a result, the upper halves of the cabs were removed, in about 1950, when transferred to such workings. After removal, the cab tops
\nwere stored at Gilfach Ddu.
\nWhen delivered, the locos were fitted with a single ‘banana-shaped’ sprung buffer in the centre of each buffer beam. The single buffers were replaced by a pair of dumb buffers on each beam, when
\nthe locos were transferred to quarry workings. Both of these buffer variants can be accommodated with this kit. When delivered the locos had a short chimney, which they kept throughout their lives, except for <\/span>No 1<\/span>. When it was at the Port, <\/span>No 1 <\/span>had a long chimney but on transfer to the quarry in the early 1960s it lost its cab and received a short chimney.<\/span><\/p>\n

Needed to complete are\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n