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Dapol 4S-010-019

Class A1X Terrier 0-6-0T Southern Railway Olive Green 'B653' Steam Locomotive

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

Manufacturer description

Returning after a number of years, our popular LBSCR Class A1 & A1X ‘Terriers’ have been upgraded with a number of enhancements to the original release, and are now available to pre order.

 

More formally known as the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway 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 LBSCR 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 in November 1963. In all 10 Terriers survive into preservation.

 

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

• Diecast chassis and running plate
• Detailed plastic moulded body
• Flickering firebox
• Many separately fitted parts
• Diecast wheels with sprung centre driving wheels to give compensation providing all wheel electrical pick up and better traction
• DCC Sound speaker pre-fitted - new 
• 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 coreless motor
• Factory sound fitted locomotives will feature RealDrive braking control

Enhancements from the original 2021 release include:

• New cab with solid roof
• New etched coal rails
• Added weight in coal bunker
• Modified weight in smokebox
• Improved 15x8x8 speaker for higher sound quality
• New stay alive for improved performance
• Easy access for DCC fitting

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.

Dapol Class A1X Terrier 0-6-0T Southern Railway Olive Green ‘E653’ is a limited edition model released as part of the Rails of Sheffield range. It carries DCC status DCC 18, the manufacturer part number 4S‑010‑019, and represents the era of the Big Four railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

The model is based on the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway A1 and A1X ‘Terrier’ locomotives, designed by William Stroudley and built between 1872 and 1880 at Brighton Works. Fifty locomotives were originally produced; they were later displaced by larger engines and electrification, and many continued in branch line and shunting duties until the 1960s, the last of which was withdrawn on the Hayling Island Line in Hampshire on 15 November 1963. Ten examples survive in preservation.

Key features include a die‑cast chassis and running plate, a detailed plastic moulded body, flickering firebox, die‑cast wheels with sprung centre driving wheels for improved electrical pick‑up and traction, and a powerful core‑less motor. The model is DCC and sound ready, with a removable body exposing a NEXT‑18 socket, a pre‑fitted DCC sound speaker, and Dapol’s own recording of 32678 from the Kent and East Sussex Railway. Factory‑fitted versions also incorporate RealDrive braking control.

Enhancements over the original 2021 release comprise a new cab with solid roof, etched coal rails, added weight in the coal bunker, modified smokebox weight, an improved 15x8x8 speaker for higher sound quality, a new stay‑alive circuit, and easier access for DCC fitting. The tooling allows production of most A1, A1X and IOW variants, including two cab/bunker types and two smokebox/boiler configurations, with appropriate wooden and metal brake rigging.