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Dapol BL-001-002

A4 Quicksilver 2510 LNER Silver

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

Manufacturer description

Dapol's Black Label A4 Locomotives offer the following features:

• Synchronized puffing smoke with chuffing sound
• Authentic sound recorded from ‘Bittern’
• Short whistle with simulated steam
• Long whistle with simulated steam
• Speakers installed in both locomotive and tender for more realistic sounds
• Working front lamps, that can be switched on/off in DCC mode
• Locomotive and tender bodies in die-cast metal
• Locomotive chassis in die-cast metal
• Finely detailed wheels and valve gear including lubricators.
• Sprung driving wheel
• Sliding cab roof ventilators
• Choice of cartazzi truck (pivoting for tight curves, limited travel for larger layouts)
• Glazed cab windows
• Sprung buffers
• Correct tender and locomotive body variations for each model
• Real coal fixed in tender
• Authentic decorations
• Etched nameplates
• Superb back EMF motor control in DC and DCC
• Silent drive mechanism
• Limited edition of only 320 units (400 for Mallard) with numbered certificate
• Collectors presentation case

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 A4 Quicksilver 2510 is a model of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) Class A4 locomotive named Quicksilver, produced in the Silver Jubilee livery. The model measures 295 mm in length, has a 4‑6‑2 wheel arrangement and a maximum speed of 90 mph. It is DCC fitted, with a DCC compatible motor and a back‑EMF control system suitable for both DC and DCC operation. The locomotive is built from die‑cast metal for the chassis, locomotive and tender bodies, and includes details such as etched nameplates, authentic decorations, lubricators and a sliding cab roof ventilator.

The model features synchronized puffing smoke and recorded chuffing sounds taken from the real locomotive ‘Bittern’, as well as short and long simulated steam whistles. Speakers are fitted in both the locomotive and its tender, and front lamps can be switched on and off in DCC mode. Wheels, valve gear and buffers are sprung, and the driving wheels are sprung for realistic motion. A choice of cartazzi truck is offered, with a pivoting version for tight curves and a limited‑travel version for larger layouts. Glazed cab windows, real coal fixed in the tender and correct tender and locomotive body variations are also included.

This limited edition run is numbered, with only 320 units produced and a numbered certificate provided. Each model is supplied in a collectors presentation case. The prototype represented by this model was built in September 1935, entered service on 01 September 1935, served the LNER for 27 years and was withdrawn in April 1963. The model represents the period known as the Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).