Name: Dapol 4P-020-512 GWR Toplight M/Line City BR Maroon Second 3912 Set 6
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4P-020-512
Price: 66.94 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

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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-020-512

GTIN

5016927057251

RRP

£66.94

Release date

January 2024

Model details

Tooling date

2023

Livery

BR maroon

Power pickup

All wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

DCC status

DCC 6

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Diecast

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Finish

Pristine

Running number

3912

Prototype information

Builder

Swindon Works

Build dates

1920 to 1921

In service until

Late 1950s

Main duties

Suburban passenger
Branchline passenger

Operated by

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Wheel configuration

2 x Bogies

Type of vehicle

Coach

Coach type

GWR Churchward Toplight City

TOPS classification

(S) Second

Wheel arrangement

2 x Bogies

Built

1920 to 1921

Built by

Swindon Works

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The Dapol OO gauge GWR Toplight Mainline City coaches are a new addition to the company's range of model trains. The coaches are modelled on the BR maroon liveried stock built at Swindon Works between 1920 and 1921. The real-life coaches were built in six sets, each consisting of six coaches, and were used for commuter traffic from Reading and Windsor into London.

The coaches were originally used on services operated by the Great Western Railway, but after the Second World War they were used on services further afield by British Railways. The coaches were withdrawn from revenue-earning service in December 1956 and were all gone by December 1957. However, some were converted into workmen's coaches for the miners' service in South Wales.

The Dapol models will be available in three variants: all third, composite, and brake third. The models will feature highly accurate injection moulded bodies, separate metal door and commode handles, and wire end handrails. The coaches will also have highly detailed interiors and period-specific decorations.

The technical specification of the models includes kinematic couplings with NEM pockets, sprung metal buffers, internal lighting, and directional tail lamps. The coaches will be capable of negotiating R2 radius curves and will be available with the option of being fitted with a six-pin decoder for DCC control. The models will have heavy diecast chassis and 9ft bogie bolsters with diecast side frames and split axles for electrical pickup.

Dapol 4P-020-512

GWR Toplight M/Line City BR Maroon Second 3912 Set 6

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