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Dapol 4S-010-010

Terrier A1X No 6 GWR Green

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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

Locomotive background Information

More formally known as the London, Brighton & South Coast (LB&SCR) A1 Class, this locomotive became affectionately known as the Terrier due to the distinct bark of the exhaust. The class was designed by William Stroudley and 50 were built between 1872 and 1880 at the Brighton Works in Sussex. The original workings of the locomotive on the main London Lines of the class were eventually displaced by newer and more powerful locomotives and by the LB&SCR electrification scheme. Some of the locomotives were sold to other operators but most were used for Branchline work and non revenue generating operations such as shunting. In this role the class continued in service until the 1960’s with the final active locomotive being decommissioned on the Hayling Island Line in Hampshire on November 1963. In all 10 Terriers survive into preservation.

With all the experience Dapol has gained from making the award winning O Gauge version of the A1 / A1X Terrier it is fully anticipated that this project will progress very quickly. Decorated samples are expected to be available in time for Warley 2018.

General Specification

The tooling allows for most variations of the A1, A1X and IOW variants of the locomotive to be produced, including two cab/buner types, two smokebox/boilers. Wooden and metal break brake rigging where appropriate.

• Diecast chassis and running plate
• Detailed plastic moulded body
• Many separately fitted parts
• Diecast wheels with sprung centre driving wheels to give compensation providing better electrical pick up and traction
• DCC and sound Ready with easy access through a removable body which exposes a NEXT-18 socket
• DCC and DCC Sound Fitted variants using Dapol’s own sound recording of 32678 on the Kent and East Sussex Railway*
• Powerful 5 pole skew wound motor
• All wheel pick electrical up

* Factory sound fitted locomotives will feature RealDrive braking

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

The Dapol Stroudley Terrier A1X Class GWR Green 0-6-0 Tank Locomotive No. 6 is a limited edition model, produced by Dapol in collaboration with Rails of Sheffield. The model is available in OO gauge and is ready to accept an 18-pin decoder for DCC control.

The Stroudley Terrier, also known as the A1 Class, was designed by William Stroudley and built at the Brighton Works in Sussex between 1872 and 1880. Fifty locomotives of this class were produced and were originally used on the main London Lines. However, they were eventually replaced by newer and more powerful locomotives, and many of them were sold to other operators or used for branch line work and non-revenue generating operations.

The model features a diecast chassis and running plate, with a detailed plastic moulded body. It includes a flickering firebox, many separately fitted parts, and diecast wheels with sprung centre driving wheels to provide compensation and all-wheel electrical pickup. The model is DCC ready, with easy access to the NEXT-18 socket through a removable body.

Factory-fitted DCC and DCC sound variants are available, featuring Dapol's own sound recording of 32678 on the Kent and East Sussex Railway. The model has a powerful 5-pole skew wound motor and is available with RealDrive braking control on sound-fitted variants. The model represents the British Railways Early Crest period, and the locomotive is one of 10 surviving Terriers in preservation.