Name: Rapido 903504 16″ Hunslet – “Holly Bank No.3” Staffordshire Area NCB Lined Blue (DCC Sound Fitted)
Brand: Rapido
SKU: 903504
Price: 229.95 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

16″ Hunslet – “Holly Bank No.3”.

Staffordshire Area NCB lined blue livery.

Die-cast metal construction.

High quality motor and mechanism.

Next18 decoder socket.

High level of detail with plenty of separately fitted parts.

NEM coupler pockets.

Sprung buffers.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Rapido

Product Code

903504

RRP

£229.95

Release date

TBA

Model details

Gauge

DCC status

DCC Sound Fitted

Tooling date

2023

Livery

Lined Blue

Chassis construction

Diecast

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 1

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Prototype information

Wheel configuration

0-6-0ST

Builder

Hunslet Engine Company

Build dates

1923 to 1958

In service until

1970s

Locomotive type

Steam

Main duties

Shunting
Industrial Use

Operated by

National Coal Board
Various Industrial Railways

Total built

Operator

Staffs NCB

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The Rapido 16" Hunslet "Holly Bank No.3" is a model of a steam locomotive. It is designed to represent a locomotive built by the Hunslet Engine Company between 1923 and 1958. The model is intended to depict a locomotive in the lined blue livery of the Staffordshire Area National Coal Board.

The model is constructed from die-cast metal and features a high-quality motor and mechanism. It is designed for use with OO gauge track and includes a Next18 decoder socket for DCC sound fitting. The model has a high level of detail, with many separately fitted parts, and features sprung buffers. The model is also equipped with NEM coupler pockets and a tension lock coupling.

The locomotive is a representation of a 0-6-0ST wheel arrangement and is part of the Rapido 16" Hunslet Saddle Tank collection. The model is finished in pristine condition and comes with DCC sound fitted as standard.