Name: Dapol 4P-020-021 GWR Toplight M/Line City Lined Crimson Composite 7901 Set 1
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4P-020-021
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-020-021

GTIN

5016927056964

RRP

£66.94

Release date

January 2024

Model details

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Livery

GWR crimson lake

Power pickup

All wheels

DCC status

DCC 6

Tooling date

2023

Coupling type

Tension lock

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Chassis construction

Diecast

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Finish

Pristine

Running number

7901

Prototype information

Operated by

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Wheel configuration

2 x Bogies

Build dates

1920 to 1921

Builder

Swindon Works

In service until

Late 1950s

Main duties

Suburban passenger
Branchline passenger

Type of vehicle

Coach

Coach type

GWR Churchward Toplight City

TOPS classification

Wheel arrangement

2 x Bogies

Built

1920 to 1921

Built by

Swindon Works

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The GWR Toplight Mainline City Lined Crimson Composite 7901 Set 1 is a new model from Dapol. This OO gauge model represents a set of coaches built by Swindon Works between 1920 and 1921, during the pre-grouping era. The coaches were originally used for commuter traffic from Reading and Windsor into the City of London.

The first order for these coaches was placed in 1915, but due to the First World War, they were not built until 1920. A total of six sets of coaches were produced, each consisting of six cars. The coaches were constructed with a steel body and were 7 inches lower than other contemporary carriages, allowing them to operate on the London Underground system.

The coaches were originally used for commuter services, but after the start of the Second World War, this service was discontinued. After the war, the coaches were used on services further afield. They were eventually withdrawn from revenue-earning service by December 1957.

The Dapol model of the GWR Toplight Mainline City Lined Crimson Composite 7901 Set 1 will be available in all third, composite, and brake third configurations. The model features highly accurate injection moulded bodies, separate metal door and commode handles, and wire end handrails. The coaches will also have a highly detailed chassis, vacuum tanks, battery boxes, and brake linkages, as well as a 9ft bogie bolster with diecast side frames and split axles for electrical pickup.

The technical specification of the model includes kinematic couplings with NEM pockets, the ability to negotiate R2 radius curves, sprung metal buffers, internal lighting, and a directional tail lamp. The model can be optionally DCC fitted with a six pin decoder.

Dapol 4P-020-021

GWR Toplight M/Line City Lined Crimson Composite 7901 Set 1

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