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Dapol 4S-041-015S

Large Prairie 2-6-2 5101 BR Late Lined Green (DCC-Sound)

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

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 locomotives were 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During December 1965 the last eleven locomotives were withdrawn all being from the 6100 batch.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 has now added extra tooling to allow us to model all variants of these locomotives.

Many original GA drawings were used in the development of these accurate and authentic models.

To portray these locomotives over their lifetime the following details will be available where they are applicable through the addition of many separately added details

• Two different styles of safety valve cover
• Bunker lamp bracket shield
• Smoke box top mounted lamp bracket
• Smoke box door mounted lamp bracket for B.R. period
• Smoke box number plate for B.R. period
• Separately fitted top feed pipes and hand rails
• Separately fitted lifting rings
• Screw down and flip top water filler covers
• With and without cab side shutters
• Three cab profiles
• Curved and straight drop front running plate
• Appropriate motion bracket

Technical Specification

• Ultra-powerful and smooth 5 pole skew wound motor for great haulage and super controllable running.
• Dapol’s innovative toolless DCC & Speaker installation PCB. Simply remove the smokebox door, pull out the PCB, click your speakers and decoder in place and slide back into the locomotive. No tools, no solder, no mess, no fuss.
• Compensated chassis for reliable running and pick up through all driving wheels
• Cleverly designed front pony truck allows the cylinders to be moulded in full relief whilst still allowing the locomotive to navigate R2 438mm/17.2inch) minimum radius curves with ease
• Realistic fire box glow (synchronised with sound)
• Sprung buffers
• All wheel drive
• Diecast and profiled wheels and steel tyres
• Finely engineered motion and prototypical connecting rods
• Pull out PCB with NEXT-18 decoder socket for easy DCC conversion
• Sound fitted versions will be available which will incorporate our own recorded sounds and fun features such as RealDrive where you actually drive the train for a more immersive experience

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 Large Prairie 5101 Lined BR Green Late Crest Steam Locomotive – DCC Sound is supplied with a DCC sound decoder. It is painted in BR green with the late crest, has a minimum curve radius of 2 ft (approximately 438 mm), and picks up power from all wheels. The locomotive uses NEM/tension‑lock couplings and has a 2‑6‑2T wheel arrangement. It was originally built by GWR Swindon Works between 1929 and 1949 and carries the manufacturer part number 4S‑041‑015S. The model represents the British Railways late‑crest period.

The 5101 class were an enlarged version of the earlier 3100 class, built from 1929 to 1939 and later as the 6100 series with higher boiler pressure for London suburban work. The final batch was produced between 1946 and 1949, the last twenty being delivered without Great Western livery. The last eleven members of the 6100 batch were withdrawn in December 1965.

Dapol has added extra tooling to allow modelling of all known variants of the locomotive. The development relied heavily on original GA drawings. Optional detail sets are available to represent the locomotive at different stages of its life, including two styles of safety‑valve cover, bunker‑lamp bracket shield, various smoke‑box lamp brackets, period‑specific smoke‑box number plates, top‑feed pipes, handrails, lifting rings, screw‑down water‑filler covers, cab side shutters (with and without), three cab profiles, curved or straight drop‑front running plates and appropriate motion brackets.

Technical features include an ultra‑powerful 5‑pole skew‑wound motor for smooth haulage, a toolless DCC and speaker PCB that can be installed by removing the smoke‑box door, a compensated chassis with all‑wheel drive for reliable pickup, and a cleverly designed front pony‑truck that permits full‑relief cylinder moulding while navigating a 2 ft minimum radius. The model has realistic fire‑box glow synchronised with sound, sprung buffers, die‑cast profiled wheels with steel tyres, finely engineered motion and prototypical connecting rods, and a pull‑out PCB with a NEXT‑18 decoder socket for easy DCC conversion. Sound‑fitted versions use Dapol’s recorded sounds and feature RealDrive, allowing the driver to control the locomotive for an immersive experience.