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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
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Catalogue listing
Brand
Rapido
Product Code
926002
RRP
£269.95
Release date
Q2 2026
Model details
DCC status
DCC 21
Tooling date
2024
Gauge
OO
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Prototype information
In service until
UK: 1945
Rest of World: some in use until 1990s
Rest of World: some in use until 1990s
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
American Locomotive Company
Baldwin Loocmotive Works
Lima Locomotive Works
Baldwin Loocmotive Works
Lima Locomotive Works
Total built
2,120
Build dates
1942 to 1945
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Tractive effort
31,492 lbf
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Wartime
Wartime
Operated by
United States Army Transportation Corps
(Used during WW2 by various European countries, UK, South America and East Asia)
(Used during WW2 by various European countries, UK, South America and East Asia)
Operator
USATC
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