Name: Dapol 4P-020-521 GWR Toplight M/Line City BR Maroon Composite 7911 Set 6
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4P-020-521
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-020-521

GTIN

5016927057268

RRP

£66.94

Release date

January 2024

Model details

Livery

BR maroon

Power pickup

All wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

DCC status

DCC 6

Tooling date

2023

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Diecast

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Finish

Pristine

Running number

7911

Prototype information

Type of vehicle

Coach

Builder

Swindon Works

Build dates

1920 to 1921

Wheel configuration

2 x Bogies

In service until

Late 1950s

Main duties

Suburban passenger
Branchline passenger

Operated by

Great Western Railway
British Railways

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 Dapol OO Gauge GWR Toplight Mainline City BR Maroon Composite 7911 Set 6 represents a set of coaches built by Swindon Works between 1920 and 1921. The coaches were originally designed for commuter traffic from Reading and Windsor into the City of London, but were later used on services further afield. They were eventually withdrawn from revenue-earning service by December 1957.

The coaches featured a steel body and were 7 inches lower than other contemporary carriages to allow them to travel through the London Underground tunnels. One of the coaches, 3755, is now preserved at Didcot Railway Centre, while 3756 is undergoing restoration.

Dapol's model of the coaches will be available in all third, composite, and brake third versions, and will feature a range of details including injection moulded bodywork, metal door and commode handles, and a highly detailed interior. The model will also have a technical specification that includes kinematic couplings, sprung metal buffers, and internal lighting.

The coaches were built for British Railways Early Crest period and were originally ordered in 1915, although they were not built until 1920 due to the First World War. The second batch was completed in 1921.

Dapol 4P-020-521

GWR Toplight M/Line City BR Maroon Composite 7911 Set 6

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