Name: Dapol 4P-020-011 GWR Toplight M/Line City Lined Crimson All Third 3901 Set 1
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4P-020-011
Price: 66.94 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. Can be optionally DCC fitted with a six pin decoder such as the Dapol Imperium 5.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Dapol

Product Code

4P-020-011

GTIN

5016927056940

RRP

£66.94

Release date

January 2024

Model details

Livery

GWR crimson lake

Power pickup

All wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

DCC status

DCC 6

Coupling type

Tension lock

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Chassis construction

Diecast

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Tooling date

2023

Finish

Pristine

Running number

3901

Prototype information

In service until

Late 1950s

Main duties

Suburban passenger
Branchline passenger

Operated by

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Wheel configuration

2 x Bogies

Build dates

1920 to 1921

Type of vehicle

Coach

Builder

Swindon Works

Coach type

GWR Churchward Toplight City

TOPS classification

(T) Third

Wheel arrangement

2 x Bogies

Built

1920 to 1921

Built by

Swindon Works

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Dapol has announced a new OO gauge model of the GWR Toplight Mainline City Lined Crimson All Third coach, part of the 3901 set. This model is designed to be a companion to the Dapol 61xx Prairie 2-6-2 locomotive.

The 3901 set was built at Swindon Works between 1920 and 1921, with the first order placed in 1915 but delayed due to World War I. Six sets of coaches were produced, each comprising six cars, with the main feature being the close coupling of the coaches. Due to the London Underground's restrictive loading gauge, the coaches were built 7 inches lower than other contemporary carriages.

The coaches were originally used for commuter services from Reading and Windsor into the City of London, but their use was curtailed at the start of World War II. After the war, they were used on longer-distance services but were eventually withdrawn from revenue-earning service by December 1957.

The Dapol model will be available in all third, composite, and brake third configurations. Key features of the model include highly accurate injection moulded bodywork, separate metal door and commode handles, and highly detailed chassis with vacuum tanks and brake linkages. The model will also have kinematic couplings, sprung metal buffers, internal lighting, and a directional tail lamp.

The technical specification of the model includes the ability to negotiate R2 radius curves, internal lighting, and the option to fit a six-pin decoder such as the Dapol Imperium Four for DCC operation. The model will be available with a heavy diecast chassis.

Dapol 4P-020-011

GWR Toplight M/Line City Lined Crimson All Third 3901 Set 1

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