HR Big Goods 4-6-0 No.111 Green 1890s Steam Locomotive

HR Big Goods 4-6-0 No.111 Green 1890s Steam Locomotive

1:76 scale model produced by Rapido Trains. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection.

Details

Recreate the pioneering years of British steam with the Rapido Trains UK OO Gauge Highland Railway 'Jones Goods' 4-6-0 No. 111. Finished in the attractive Highland Railway Jones Green livery and depicting the locomotive in its original 1890s condition, this highly detailed 1:76 scale (OO gauge) model captures one of the most important locomotive classes in railway history.

Introduced in 1894, the Highland Railway 'Jones Goods' became Britain's first successful 4-6-0 locomotive design, setting the template for countless steam locomotives that would follow. Rapido's expertly researched model faithfully reproduces No. 111 as it would have appeared during the late Victorian era, complete with long smokebox door straps, smokebox wing plates, a distinctive louvre chimney, original-style safety valve, tender-mounted gong and the correct short tender tank with toolbox.

Featuring a museum-quality paint finish and an exceptional level of separately fitted detail, this OO gauge locomotive is equally at home hauling freight trains across a Highland Railway layout or taking pride of place in a collection of pre-grouping locomotives. Beneath the finely detailed bodywork is a smooth and powerful mechanism engineered for reliable operation, enhanced by Rapido's MoPower Stay Alive system to ensure uninterrupted performance over points and complex track formations.

The model is equipped with a 21-pin DCC decoder socket and a factory-fitted sound speaker, making digital sound installation simple for DCC users. Additional features such as sprung buffers and NEM coupler pockets further enhance realism and operational flexibility.

Perfect for modellers of Victorian and Edwardian railways, the Rapido Trains UK Highland Railway 'Jones Goods' No. 111 is a superb representation of a locomotive that played a key role in the development of British steam power.

Features:

• 1:76 Scale Model
• Analogue DC Model
• This model mainly operates in Scotland
• Decorated in HR company markings
• Best suited to 438mm radius curves
• Highland Railway ‘Jones Goods’ 4-6-0
• HR Drummond Green No. 104 (1900s condition)
• Long smokebox door straps
• Smokebox wing plates
• Louvre chimney
• Short tender tank with toolbox
• Original style safety valve
• Tender gong
• 21-pin decoder socket
• Sprung buffers
• Museum quality paint finish
• Factory-fitted sound speaker
• Smooth & powerful mechanism
• MoPower Stay Alive included
• Highly detailed

Historical Background

The Highland Railway Jones Goods 4-6-0 holds a unique place in British railway history as the first successful 4-6-0 locomotive design to operate in the United Kingdom. While later classes such as the LMS Black Five, LMS Jubilee, Southern Railway King Arthur and Great Western Railway's famous 4-6-0s would make the wheel arrangement iconic, it was the Highland Railway that pioneered the concept in Britain during the late Victorian era.

Introduced in 1894 under the leadership of Highland Railway Chief Engineer David Jones, the design was actually inspired by his Chief Draughtsman, David Anderson Hendrie, who recognised the potential of the 4-6-0 wheel arrangement already proving successful overseas. Built by Sharp, Stewart & Co. of Glasgow, fifteen locomotives entered service as Nos. 103–117 and quickly became known as the "Big Goods".

Featuring 20-inch by 26-inch cylinders, 5ft 3½in driving wheels and an impressive tractive effort of over 24,000lbs, the Jones Goods was perfectly suited to the demanding routes of the Scottish Highlands. Initially working between Perth and Inverness, the class later operated across much of the Highland Railway network, including services to Kyle of Lochalsh, north of Inverness and along the Aviemore Direct line.

The locomotives became renowned for their strength, reliability and versatility, handling both freight and passenger duties. During the First World War, they played a vital role hauling military traffic and supplies destined for the Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow.

Following the 1923 Grouping, the class passed into LMS ownership, where they continued to provide valuable service until the final locomotive was withdrawn in 1940. Remarkably, pioneer locomotive No. 103 survived into preservation and even returned to operation during the 1960s for railtours and film work before becoming a treasured museum exhibit.