Rapido 926002

USATC S160 No.2415

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

Manufacturer description

Livery- Dark grey (matt) with U.S.A. on tender.

Manufacturer- ALCO – Schenectady – 1943

Shed allocation and region- Crewe South (5B) – LMS

Date of model- June 1943

Tooling variations-

  • Standard lamp irons
  • Straight strap smokebox door
  • Westinghouse air pump
  • Pipework mounted behind chimney
  • Straight running boards
  • Right hand drive with pole reverser and original pattern firehole door
  • Standard wartime tender
  • Boiler-mounted ejector pipe fitted

To watch our video illustrating these tooling variations, click on the play button in the image gallery.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Rapido
Product Code
926002
RRP
£269.95
Release date
Q2 2026

Model details

DCC status
DCC 21
Gauge
OO
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
2024
Finish
pristine
DCC
DCC 21-pin
Livery
Dark grey (matt) with U.S.A. on tender

Prototype information

Locomotive type
Steam
Operated by
United States Army Transportation Corps
(Used during WW2 by various European countries, UK, South America and East Asia)
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Wartime
Tractive effort
31,492 lbf
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Build dates
1942 to 1945
Total built
2,120
Builder
American Locomotive Company
Baldwin Loocmotive Works
Lima Locomotive Works
In service until
UK: 1945
Rest of World: some in use until 1990s
Operator
USATC

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Rapido's USATC S160 locomotive No. 2415 is a model representing a locomotive built by ALCO's Schenectady works in 1943. This model is part of the OO gauge Rapido USATC S160 collection and is designed to depict the locomotives of the Big Four railway companies, which included the LNER, LMS, GWR, and SR.

The model is decorated in a dark grey matt livery with the words 'U.S.A.' on the tender. It is allocated to Crewe South (5B) and is representative of the LMS region. The model is dated June 1943.

The model features various tooling variations, including standard lamp irons, a straight strap smokebox door, a Westinghouse air pump, and pipework mounted behind the chimney. The running boards are straight and the locomotive is designed to have a right-hand drive with a pole reverser and an original pattern firehole door. The model also features a standard wartime tender and a boiler-mounted ejector pipe.

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