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Rapido 903014SR

16” Hunslet "Clement", NCB Brodsworth Colliery black with yellow stripes, No. 1983 - Steam Tank Locomotive (DCC Ready)

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Prototype Eras
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Please note: This locomotive was originally DCC sound fitted, however the decoder has been removed and is now just DCC ready.

Rapido Trains UK is to produce a second run of its popular ‘OO’ gauge Hunslet 16in 0-6-0ST.

The 16in 0-6-0ST was the largest of a range of ‘standard’ locomotives offered by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds. Customers could buy similar looking locomotives with 12, 14 and 15in diameter cylinders. They were designed for industry where owners were looking for a locomotive that was economical, simple to operate and easy to maintain. Customers could choose extra embellishments.

Prototype Factfile Built: 1923-1958 (44 built) How long did they last? Hunslet 16in 0-6-0STs were still in revenue-earning service well into the 1970s. Where did they work? Mines, collieries and quarries throughout Yorkshire and the Midlands although one worked in a power station in Wales. Five were built for export. Can I see one? There are at least nine left in Britain.

Here’s the specification of our ‘OO’ gauge model:

• Designed from original works drawings and field visits to a number of 16in Hunslets.
• Die-cast construction
• Quality mechanism
• Next18 decoder socket
• NEM coupler pockets
• Sprung buffers
• Key detail changes between individual locomotives
• High level of detail with plenty of separately fitted parts.
  

Catalogue listing

Model details

Rapido 16" Hunslet "Clement", NCB Brodsworth Colliery black with yellow stripes, No. 1983 – a 0‑6‑0ST steam tank locomotive in OO gauge, supplied as DCC ready. The model is listed as DCC 18, with manufacturer part number 903014SR and represents the British Railways Late Crest period.

The locomotive was originally fitted with DCC sound, but the decoder has been removed; it is now supplied as DCC ready only.

The prototype Hunslet 16in 0‑6‑0ST was built between 1923 and 1958, with 44 units produced. These locomotives remained in revenue‑earning service into the 1970s and worked in mines, collieries and quarries throughout Yorkshire and the Midlands, with a few exported and one used at a power station in Wales. At least nine examples survive in Britain.

The OO gauge model is designed from original works drawings and field visits to a number of 16in Hunslets. It features die‑cast construction, a quality mechanism, a Next18 decoder socket, NEM coupler pockets, sprung buffers and a high level of detail, including many separately fitted parts and individual detail variations.

Rapido Trains UK are producing a second run of this popular Hunslet 16in 0‑6‑0ST model, continuing the range of standard locomotives originally offered by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds.