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Dapol 4S-027-001

Wainwright D Class SECR Green 4-4-0 Steam Locomotive No.488 (Pre Grouping Silk Finish)

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Prototype Era
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping

Manufacturer description

Exclusive Model

• Livery: SECR Lined Original (Silk)
• Running Number: 488

Models will have NEM coupling pockets, Next-18 Decoder socket, ‘pullout’ PCB and solderless speaker (plus provision for customer to fit Bass reflex speaker in tender). Locomotives will feature a firebox flicker effect. Another feature is the drawbar between the locomotive and tender which is of a new ‘pinless’ type carrying the electrical connection. Dapol are the first manufacturer to use this type of drawbar on a British outline OO scale locomotive. To couple the locomotive to the tender it is necessary to connect on it on a straight piece of track to enable them to be pushed together.

The model of the D Class has been produced by a partnership of Dapol Ltd, Locomotion Models and Rails of Sheffield Ltd.

No OO scale D Class locomotive has been available before ready to run.

It has been produced using the preserved No. 737 in association with a team of expert contributors from museum and specialist modellers.

Delivery is expected mid-2021

Prototype Information

51 locomotives D Class 4-4-0 locomotives were built between February 1901 and March 1907 during the Wainwright period by the South Eastern & Chatham Railway. The design work for these locomotives was carried out at the SE & CR Ashford Works under the direction of the company’s Locomotive, Carriage & Wagon Superintendent, Harry S Wainwright (1864 -1925). Wainwright held the post from 1899 until his retirement in 1913. However, the design was undertaken by Surtees, who was the SE & CR Chief Draughtsman, having held a similar position with the London, Chatham & Dover Railway before it amalgamated with the South Eastern Railway in 1913 to become the SE & CR.

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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 Wainwright D Class SECR Green 4‑4‑0 Steam Locomotive (No 488) is a limited‑edition OO‑scale model released as part of the Rails of Sheffield collection. The model is supplied in a pristine silk‑finish lined green livery and carries the original SECR running number 488. It is built to the 2nd radius minimum curve (438 mm) and uses NEM couplings. The locomotive is ready to accept an 18‑pin decoder via a Next‑18 socket, includes a pull‑out PCB, a solder‑less speaker with an optional bass‑reflex speaker in the tender, and features a firebox flicker effect. A new pin‑less drawbar provides the electrical connection between locomotive and tender, requiring the two units to be pushed together on a straight section of track for coupling.

The model was produced jointly by Dapol Ltd, Locomotion Models and Rails of Sheffield Ltd, using the preserved No 737 as a reference and drawing on contributions from museum experts and specialist modellers. It is the first ready‑to‑run OO‑scale representation of a South Eastern & Chatham Railway D Class locomotive. The delivery was expected in mid‑2021.

Technical specifications include gauge OO, steam motive power, wheel arrangement 4‑4‑0, and a manufacturer part number 4S‑027‑001. The prototype design dates from 1901‑1907, with 51 locomotives built at Ashford Works and by Dubs & Co, Sharp, Stewart & Co, Robert Stephenson & Co and Vulcan Foundry. The class was designed under Harry Wainwright, Locomotive, Carriage & Wagon Superintendent of the SECR.