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Dapol 4S-043-002D

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

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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, model number 6385, is presented in a pristine green livery with a shirt button roundel. The 2‑6‑0 locomotive carries the Great Western Railway number 6385 and is fitted with DCC, using a slide‑in NEXT‑18 decoder and a no‑solder speaker connection housed in the smokebox.

The model is built to OO gauge standards with a die‑cast chassis and a five‑pole motor that drives the rear wheels. Both the centre driving wheels and the front pony truck are sprung, allowing the locomotive to negotiate 2nd radius curves of 438 mm with ease. Electrical pickup is provided on all driving wheels and on the tender wheels, and the coupling uses an NEM/tension‑lock system with moulded electrical connections.

Key historical details are represented, including variations in buffers, vacuum pipes, safety‑valve covers, lamp brackets and number plates, reflecting changes from the early to later periods of the Great Western Railway 4300 class. The tender is a standard Churchward 3,500‑gallon type and can accommodate an optional base reflex speaker; an audio filter in the main PCB ensures appropriate frequency response.

The model incorporates Dapol’s proven slow‑speed mechanism, a high‑torque motor, fire‑blow glow synchronised with sound, and the RealDrive feature, which is available on factory‑fitted examples only. It represents the Big Four era of British railways (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).