Name: Dapol 4P-020-002 GWR Toplight M/Line City Lined Crimson Third Brake 3448 Set 1 (Copy)
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4P-020-002
Price: 64.80 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping

Manufacturer description

General Specification

Dapol have produced an all third, composite and brake third coaches which are the perfect companion to the Dapol 61xx Prairie 2-6-2

The Dapol OO Gauge GWR Toplight Mainline City coaches have the following features and details:

· Highly accurate injection moulded body with bolection window mouldings and frosted Toplight windows.

· Separate metal door and commode handles

· Wire end hand rails and separately applied end communication details

· Correct number of roof ventilators depending on the prototypical period being modelled

· Highly detailed chassis with vacuum tanks, battery boxes and brake linkages all to a high degree of fidelity

· 9ft bogie bolster with dicast side frames and split axles for electrical pick up

· Highly detailed interior with period specific decorations being applied

Technical Specification

Technical Specification:

· Kinematic couplings with NEM pockets including special coupling bar to give close coupling

· Coaches are capable of negotiating R2 radius curves

· Sprung metal buffers

· Heavy Diecast chassis

· Internal lighting and directional tail lamp. Can be optionally DCC fitted with a six pin decoder such as the Dapol Imperium Four.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Dapol

Product Code

4P-020-002

GTIN

5016927056933

RRP

£64.80

Release date

January 2024

Model details

Tooling date

2023

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Livery

GWR crimson lake

Power pickup

All wheels

DCC status

DCC 6

Coupling type

Tension lock

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Chassis construction

Diecast

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Finish

Pristine

Running number

3748

Prototype information

Operated by

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Wheel configuration

2 x Bogies

Build dates

1920 to 1921

Builder

Swindon Works

Type of vehicle

Coach

In service until

Late 1950s

Main duties

Suburban passenger
Branchline passenger

Coach type

GWR Churchward Toplight City

TOPS classification

(BT) Brake Third

Wheel arrangement

2 x Bogies

Built

1920 to 1921

Built by

Swindon Works

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The Dapol GWR Toplight Mainline City Lined Crimson Third Brake Coach Set 1 is a new model of a pair of coaches from the renowned British manufacturer. The coaches are modelled in the distinctive GWR crimson lake livery and feature a highly detailed injection moulded body with accurate bolection window mouldings and frosted Toplight windows.

The model is designed to be a companion to the Dapol 61xx Prairie 2-6-2 locomotive and will be available in all third, composite, and brake third coach configurations. The coaches feature a range of details, including separate metal door and commode handles, wire end handrails, and separately applied end communication details.

The chassis of the model is highly detailed, with vacuum tanks, battery boxes, and brake linkages all accurately represented. The bogie design features a 9ft bolster with diecast side frames and split axles for electrical pickup. The interior of the coaches is also highly detailed, with period-specific decorations applied.

The model features a range of technical specifications, including kinematic couplings with NEM pockets, allowing for close coupling, and the ability to negotiate R2 radius curves. The coaches also feature sprung metal buffers, internal lighting, and a directional tail lamp. The model is capable of being DCC fitted with a six pin decoder, such as the Dapol Imperium Four.

The real-life coaches that the model is based on were built by Swindon Works between 1920 and 1921, and were originally used for commuter traffic on the Great Western Railway. They were later converted into workmen's coaches for the miners' service in South Wales. The last three coaches in service were preserved and are now on display at Didcot Railway Centre.

Dapol 4P-020-002

GWR Toplight M/Line City Lined Crimson Third Brake 3448 Set 1 (Copy)

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