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Dapol 4S-027-002D

D Class Southern Lined Maunsell Olive Green 1730 DCC Fitted

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

Manufacturer description

51 D Class 4-4-0 locomotives were built between February 1901 and March 1907 during the Wainwright period by the South Eastern & Chatham Railway. From delivery these locomotives were used on the prime express trains to the Kent Coast and Hastings including those carrying boat train traffic for the Continent via the Cinque Ports. During the First World War there was a considerable increase in troop and ambulance train traffic between London and the ports of Dover and Folkestone. The D Class were also utilised on trains conveying armoured vehicles to Richborough and other ports as the war advanced in Europe. Twenty-one of the Class were rebuilt between April 1921 and October 1927 as D1 Class 4-4-0s, leaving 30 D Class locomotives in operation. During the first years for the Southern Railway the locomotives continued to appear on front-line express duties. As larger locomotives appeared the D Class locomotives began to appear on South Central services. The outbreak of World War 2 in September 1939 saw many of the class laid up due to the wartime travel restrictions resulting in a reduction of passenger traffic. 28 members of the D Class entered British Railways stock, two of the total class of 30 locomotives being scrapped prior to Nationalisation. The first of the Class (No. 1242) was withdrawn in October 1944 due to wartime damage and the last in December 1956. No. 31737 survives into preservation and resides as a static display at the NRM facility in York.

Technical Specification

• Diecast Chassis

• Low centre of gravity between the wheels

• NEM couplings with removable coupling pocket

• Sprung buffers

• R2 (438mm/17.2”) minimum radius

• Pickup from tender and driving wheels

• Powerful 5 pole motor in boiler

• Pull-out PCB for tool free DCC & Speaker fitting.

• ‘Snap-fit’ conductive tender drawbar

• Options for bass reflex speaker in tender (pre-wired)

• Firebox glow

• Profiled wheels

• Detailed motion

• Removable coal load with internal tender profiling

• Fully detailed back-head and cab interior.

Variations

• Two boiler variations

• Two cab types

• Three Chimney Types

• Two Smokeboxes

• Three tender variations

• Additional detail variations

‘Snap-fit’ tender drawbar—a robust solution for simple mechanical & electrical connection of the tender

Dapol's Toolless DCC & Speaker Installation
Simplifying & Reducing the risk of DCC Installation

Catalogue listing

Model details

Dapol D Class Southern Lined Maunsell Olive Green 1730 is an OO gauge model, DCC fitted, bearing the manufacturer part number 4S‑027‑002D. The kit represents a locomotive from the period of the Big Four railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

The prototype D Class 4‑4‑0 locomotives were constructed by the South Eastern & Chatham Railway between February 1901 and March 1907. They served on express services to the Kent coast and Hastings, on boat trains via the Cinque Ports, and later on wartime troop and ambulance trains. After rebuilding work in the 1920s, the remaining members continued on front‑line express duties before being displaced to secondary services; the class was withdrawn between October 1944 and December 1956, with one example (No. 31737) preserved at the National Railway Museum in York.

The model features a die‑cast chassis with a low centre of gravity, NEM couplings, sprung buffers, and a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (17.2 in). Power is supplied via a 5‑pole motor mounted in the boiler, with a pull‑out PCB allowing tool‑free DCC and speaker installation. Additional details include a snap‑fit conductive tender drawbar, optional bass‑reflex speaker pre‑wired in the tender, firebox glow, profiled wheels, detailed motion gear, removable coal load, and fully finished cab interior. Various options are supplied, including two boiler designs, two cab styles, three chimney types, two smokebox designs, and three tender variations.