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Rapido 926007

USATC S160 No.6046 (as preserved)

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Livery and condition as preserved - eras show both original and preservation era, where applicable.

Manufacturer description

Livery- Black (satin finish) with U.S.A. on tender.

Manufacturer- Baldwin Locomotive Works – Philadelphia – 1945

Repatriation date- Early 2000s

Current location- Churnet Valley Railway

Date of model- 2013 to present

Tooling variations–

• Standard lamp irons
• Straight strap smokebox door
• PKP air pump
• Front running plate-mounted sandboxes
• Straight running boards
• Left hand drive with screw reverser and ‘Ajax’ pattern firehole door
• Cab rear shutters fitted
• Tender with lockers and extra air tanks
• Ejector fitted to left hand side of smokebox
• Boiler-mounted ejector pipe fitted
• Alternate piston valve covers fitted

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

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Rapido USATC S160 No. 6046 is a model railway locomotive produced by Rapido, released in 2013. The model represents a USATC S160 Class locomotive, a type of steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1945.

The model is available in OO gauge and is designed to represent the locomotives used during the Big Four era, which spanned from the 1920s to the 1940s. The Big Four referred to the four major railway companies in the UK: the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, the London and North Eastern Railway, the Great Western Railway, and the Southern Railway.

The model is available in a single livery, black with a satin finish and the words 'U.S.A.' on the tender. It features a range of tooling variations, including standard lamp irons, straight strap smokebox doors, and a tender with lockers and extra air tanks. The model also features a left-hand drive with a screw reverser and an 'Ajax' pattern firehole door. The model is available in DCC, with a DCC status of 21.

The real-life locomotive, No. 6046, was repatriated to the UK in the early 2000s and is currently preserved on the Churnet Valley Railway.