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Dapol 4S-043-003D

GWR Mogul 2-6-0 Locomotive Green with GWR & BR Smoke Box Number Plate #7301 - DCC Fitted

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Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

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 4300 class Mogul locomotive, model number 4S‑043‑003D, is presented in OO gauge at a scale length of 240 mm, width 34 mm and height 48 mm. The locomotive is finished in a pristine green livery and carries the running number 7301 on a smoke‑box plate. It represents the Great Western Railway design by George Churchward, built at Swindon Works between 1911 and 1932, with a total of 342 examples produced. The wheel arrangement is 2‑6‑0 and the locomotive is powered by a five‑pole motor driving the rear wheels; the centre driving wheels and front pony truck are sprung to negotiate 2nd radius (438 mm) curves.

The model is DCC fitted using a slide‑in PCB that accommodates a NEXT‑18 decoder and a no‑solder speaker connection, with electrical pick‑up on all driving wheels and on the tender wheels. Coupling is via NEM/tension‑lock, and the tender is a standard Churchward 3,500‑gallon type. Optional features include a base reflex speaker in the tender, an audio frequency filter, fire‑blow glow synchronised with sound, and Dapol’s RealDrive slow‑speed mechanism (factory fitted only).

The locomotive can be displayed with a variety of historically accurate details such as Churchward or Collett buffers, tall or lower vacuum pipes, safety‑valve covers, and lamp brackets appropriate to either GWR or British Rail periods. This model represents the Big Four era of British railways.