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Rapido 818001

The Railway Children Train Pack

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI/AI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Fictitious Livery - Prototype eras are merely an indication of when this item may have run, if it really existed!

Manufacturer description

GN&SR 0-6-0 No. 957 ‘The Green Dragon’
Lined Green Livery
L&Y Style Smokebox Door
1 Piece Boiler Handrail
Ross Pop Safety Valves
Coreless motor with flywheel
21 pin decoder socket in tender
Large tender mounted speaker
MoPower stay-alive fitted.
Plunger loco pickups
Tender wheel bearing pickups
Dynamic firebox flicker
NEM pockets front and rear
DCC sound option includes audio and dialogue from the film

3 x GN&SR ‘Evolution’ Coaches
Brake Third No. C1270
All-Third No. G8544
All-First No. K4375
Tooling and Detail features:
Arc roofs
Electric lighting
Footboards on guard’s bogie only
Fox pattern bogies
Disc wheels
Full internal and external detail
Working lighting with adjustable brightness
NEM coupling pockets with kinematic coupling mechanism
Optional ‘vacuum pipe’ close coupling bar

Suitable for operation on 2nd radius curves (438mm or greater)

Extras Included:

3D-printed colour figures of Bobbie, Phyllis and Peter
Print of exclusive Jonathan Clay painting of No. 957
Film launch booklet from 1970
GN&SR poster print
GN&SR tickets

Catalogue listing

Model details

Rapido The Railway Children Train Pack is a highly detailed OO gauge model based on the classic 1970 film ‘The Railway Children’. The set is supplied in a DCC‑Ready version (DCC 21) and also in a DCC‑sound fitted version, and carries the manufacturer part number 818001.

The pack includes a 0‑6‑0 locomotive representing Great Northern and Southern Railway No 957 ‘Green Dragon’. The locomotive is constructed from die‑cast metal and injection‑moulded parts, with separately fitted detail items, a firebox flicker with dynamic fire draw, a factory‑fitted speaker, MoPower stay‑alive circuitry and a 21‑pin DCC decoder socket. It is fitted with NEM 362 coupler pockets, sprung buffers and, where required, etched brass or painted number plates supplied in a detail bag. The sound‑fitted version adds a full range of locomotive sounds and dialogue taken from the film.

Also supplied are three Great Northern and Southern Railway Evolution coaches – a non‑corridor brake third, an all‑third and an all‑first – finished in the appropriate livery. The coaches feature working internal lighting controlled by a magnetic wand with a potentiometer, removable roofs for figure placement, arc roofs, round‑topped doors, disc wheels and numerous internal and external detail parts such as luggage racks, picture frames and a fully detailed guard’s van interior. NEM coupling pockets are fitted, with an optional close‑coupling bar included.

The set is complemented by full‑colour 3D‑printed figures of the film’s main characters, a Great Northern and Southern Railway poster, replica tickets and a print of the ‘Green Dragon’ by railway artist Jonathan Clay. These items provide additional memorabilia for collectors and fans of the movie.

Overall, the Rapido The Railway Children Train Pack offers a comprehensive, fully licensed model for railway enthusiasts who wish to recreate the beloved story in OO gauge. It is suitable as a gift for those who appreciate the film and the associated railway heritage.