Rapido 926003
USATC S160 No.1712
Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI/AI images rather than photographs
Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Manufacturer description
Livery- Light grey (matt) with U.S.A. on tender.
Manufacturer- Baldwin Locomotive Works – Philadelphia – 1942
Shed allocation and region- March (MAR) – LNER
Date of model- May 1943
Tooling variations-
- Standard lamp irons
- Angled strap smokebox door
- Westinghouse air pump
- Pipework mounted in front of 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
Model details
Prototype information
Rest of World: some in use until 1990s
Wartime
(Used during WW2 by various European countries, UK, South America and East Asia)
Baldwin Loocmotive Works
Lima Locomotive Works
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The Rapido USATC S160 No.1712 is a model locomotive representing a specific era in British railway history. The locomotive is part of the OO gauge USATC S160 collection by Rapido.
The model depicts a locomotive in the Big Four era, a period when the railways were owned by the LNER, LMS, GWR and SR. The locomotive's livery is a light grey finish with 'U.S.A.' written on the tender.
The original locomotive was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1942. It was allocated to March (MAR) on the LNER network.
The model was first released in May 1943. The manufacturer has included various tooling variations to enhance the model's accuracy. These include standard lamp irons, an angled strap smokebox door, a Westinghouse air pump, pipework mounted in front of the chimney, straight running boards, a right-hand drive with pole reverser and original pattern firehole door, a standard wartime tender, and a boiler-mounted ejector pipe.