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Dapol 4S-043-002

GWR Mogul 2-6-0 Locomotive #6385 Green with Shirt Button Roundel

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

Manufacturer description

OO Gauge GWR Mogul 2-6-0 Locomotive Specification (Vary dependant on version) The locomotive has a die cast chassis with a five pole motor driving rear wheels. The add compensation the centre driving wheels are sprung, the front pony truck is also sprung and operates on a cam so the model will negotiate R2 curves with ease.

To portray these locomotives over their lifetime many details have been drawn up as follows:

• Churchward Taper Buffers
• Collett Straight Shank Buffers
• Smokebox with/without cylinder steam pipes
• Tall Vacuum pipe for early versions
• Lower vacuum pipe for later period
• Tall safety valve cover
• Short safety valve cover
• Smoke box top mounted lamp bracket
• Smoke box door mounted lamp bracket for B.R period
• Smoke box number plate for B.R period
• Hinged fall plate
• The tender is a standard Churchward 3,500 gallon type

Technical Specification:

• A slide in PCB offers simple ‘tool-free’ installation of a NEXT-18 DCC decoder and a ’no-solder’ speaker connection. This board slides through the smoke box door and connects directly to the locomotive mother board
• The tender to locomotive drawbar includes reliable electrical connections moulded within the close-coupling push0fit coupling. Tis eliminates wired plugs and unreliable wiper style connections
• The locomotive and tender have electrical pick-up on all driving and tender wheels
• An optional base reflex speaker can be fitted into the tender, An audio frequency filter is integrated within the main locomotive PCB to ensure each speaker reproduces within it’s ideal frequency range.
• Fireblow glow (synchronised with sound*)
• Dapol’s proven slow speed mechanism and high torque motor
• Enhance your driving experience with our feature RealDrive*

*Factory fitted models only

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 GWR Mogul 2‑6‑0 locomotive, item number 4S‑043‑002, is a 0 gauge model of Great Western Railway class 4300 No 6385. The kit is finished in pristine condition with a green livery featuring the original monogram and shirt‑button roundel. The model represents the period of the Big Four railways and is based on a design by George Churchward, built at Swindon Works between 1911 and 1932, of which 342 were produced. It runs on steam motive power and has a wheel arrangement of 2‑6‑0.

The locomotive is DCC ready, incorporating a slide‑in NEXT‑18 decoder and a tool‑free speaker connection that fits through the smokebox door. Electrical pick‑up is provided on all driving wheels and on the tender wheels; the tender is a standard Churchward 3,500‑gallon type with a close‑coupling push‑fit drawbar that eliminates external wires. The chassis is die‑cast with a five‑pole motor driving the rear wheels, and both the centre driving wheels and the front pony truck are sprung, allowing negotiation of 2nd‑radius (438 mm) curves.

Additional details include interchangeable buffers (Churchward taper or Collett straight‑shank), optional tall or short vacuum pipes, safety‑valve covers, and lamp brackets. An optional base reflex speaker can be fitted in the tender, with an integrated audio‑frequency filter. The model also features fire‑blow glow synchronised with sound and Dapol’s proven slow‑speed mechanism and high‑torque motor, plus the RealDrive system on factory‑fitted units.