Name: Dapol 4P-020-422 GWR Toplight M/Line City GWR All Brown Composite 7910 Set 5
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4P-020-422
Price: 66.94 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

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-020-422

GTIN

5016927061630

RRP

£66.94

Release date

January 2024

Model details

Livery

GWR brown

Power pickup

All wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

DCC status

DCC 6

Tooling date

2023

Gauge

Coupling type

Tension lock

Finish

Pristine

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Chassis construction

Diecast

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Running number

7910

Prototype information

Main duties

Suburban passenger
Branchline passenger

In service until

Late 1950s

Operated by

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Type of vehicle

Coach

Wheel configuration

2 x Bogies

Build dates

1920 to 1921

Builder

Swindon Works

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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Dapol is set to release a range of OO gauge GWR Toplight Mainline City coaches, featuring in GWR brown livery and designed to replicate the classic coaches built by Swindon Works in the 1920s. The coaches were originally used for commuter traffic from Reading and Windsor into the City of London, but were later used on services further afield.

The first batch of coaches was ordered in 1915, although they were not built until 1920 due to the First World War. A further batch was completed in 1921. The coaches were notable for being 7 inches lower than other contemporary carriages of the time, allowing them to operate on the London Underground system. During World War II, the service was curtailed, but the coaches continued in service after the war.

In 1958, two brake third coaches and one all third coach were converted for use on a miners' service in South Wales. The main changes included the addition of an extra window and a gong. By 1957, the coaches had been withdrawn from revenue-earning service.

The Dapol 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. The model will be available in all third, composite, and brake third configurations, and will be compatible with the recently released Dapol 61xx Prairie 2-6-2 locomotive.

The technical specification of the model includes kinematic couplings with NEM pockets, sprung metal buffers, internal lighting, and directional tail lamps. The model can be optionally fitted with a DCC decoder, and features a heavy diecast chassis and 9ft bogie bolster with dicast side frames and split axles for electrical pick up.

Dapol 4P-020-422

GWR Toplight M/Line City GWR All Brown Composite 7910 Set 5

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