Name: Dapol 4S-041-001S Large Prairie 2-6-2 5109 Green Great Western (DCC-Sound)
Brand: Dapol
SKU: 4S-041-001S
Price: 313.15 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

The 5101 class of large prairie locomotives were updated versions of the 3100 class and built between 1929 and 1939 which included the 6100 series, with a higher boiler pressure and designed for London suburban services. The final built between 1946 and 1949 with the last twenty not receiving Great Western livery.

During December 1965 the last eleven locomotives were withdrawn all being from the 6100 batch. Dapol shall be manufacturing these models from the early 1930's when cab side shutters were added.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Dapol

Product Code

4S-041-001S

RRP

£313.15

Model details

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Livery

Green Lettered Great Western

Finish

Pristine

Width

34mm

Height

48mm

Power pickup

All wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Passenger figures

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

DCC status

DCC Sound Fitted

Pickup in tender

Interior lighting

Based on preserved

Directional lighting

Tooling date

2021

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Diecast

Prototype information

Total built

140

Tractive effort

24,300 lbf

Wheel configuration

2-6-2T

Operated by

Great Western Railway
British Railways

Main duties

Suburban and Local Passenger Services (later Mixed Traffic)

Builder

GWR Swindon Works

Build dates

1929 - 1949

Locomotive type

Steam

In service until

1965

Locomotive class^*

5101

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

2-6-2T

Built by

GWR Swindon Works

^* 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.

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Dapol Large Prairie 2-6-2 5109 Green Great Western (DCC‑Sound) is a ready‑to‑run model locomotive in the Green Lettered Great Western livery. The model measures 164 mm long, 34 mm wide and 48 mm high, with a pristine finish and all wheels used for power pickup. It is fitted with DCC sound, rides on a minimum radius of 438 mm (second radius), and couples by NEM or tension lock. The locomotive is a 2‑6‑2T steam engine, representing GWR class 5101, built at Swindon Works to a design by Charles Collett. The manufacturer part number is 4S‑041‑001S and the period depicted is the British “Big Four” era.

The 5101 class of large prairie locomotives were an evolution of the earlier 3100 class, constructed between 1929 and 1939 and later supplemented by the 6100 series. They featured a higher boiler pressure and were intended for London suburban services. A final batch was built from 1946 to 1949, the last twenty of which were delivered without Great Western livery.

The final eleven locomotives of the 6100 batch were withdrawn in December 1965. Dapol will manufacture models from the early 1930s, incorporating the addition of cab side shutters that appeared during that period.