Name: Rapido 926011 OO Gauge USATC S160 2-8-0, ‘2044’, WD Drab, Clark Railworks Exclusive - DC/DCC Ready
Brand: Rapido
SKU: 926011
Price: 269.95 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

Rapido OO Gauge 926011 USATC S160 2-8-0, ‘2044’, WD Drab, Clark Railworks Exclusive

Specific Locomotive History

No.2044 arrived in Manchester in April 1943 and was originally allocated to the LMS at Toton. In July 1943 the locomotive was one of 5 S160s re-assigned to the War Department. Based at Sudbury in Staffordshire, there is a rumour that in August of that year it was in ’specially painted’ colours. A Barnsley fireman recalls that some of the locos were painted khaki or ’drab’. If any S160s appeared in green, 2044 is therefore the most likely candidate.

It was returned to the USATC for deployment in September 1944. The engine worked in France with the USATC before becoming part of the SNCF fleet until July 1946. The locomotive subsequently moved to Poland and joined the PKP fleet as Tr203.5.

DCC Ready: £269.95

DCC Sound: £379.95

Release Date: In tooling, samples due in Autumn

Manufacturer: ALCO - Schenectady - 1943

Date of Model: July 1943 - September 1944

Livery: WD Drab

Specification

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

Catalogue listing

Brand

Rapido

Product Code

926011

RRP

£269.95

Limited edition model for

Clark Railworks

Model details

Livery

WD Drab

Gauge

OO Gauge

Prototype information

Manufacturer

ALCO - Schenectady - 1943

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Rapido OO gauge model of USATC S160 2-8-0 locomotive number 2044, supplied in WD drab livery. It is a Clark Railworks exclusive, limited‑edition product and is available in both DC and DCC ready configurations.

The prototype No 2044 arrived in Manchester in April 1943 and was initially allocated to the LMS at Toton. In July 1943 it was one of five S160s transferred to the War Department and based at Sudbury, Staffordshire. The locomotive is believed to have been painted in the special wartime drab colour scheme before being returned to the USATC for service in France in September 1944. After the war it entered the SNCF fleet until July 1946 and later served with the Polish State Railways as Tr 203.5.

The model reproduces the original ALCO Schenectady 1943 design and carries the manufacturer part number 926011. Features include standard lamp irons, a straight strap smokebox door, Westinghouse air pump, pipework mounted behind the chimney, straight running boards, right‑hand drive with pole reverser, original pattern firehole door, a standard wartime tender and a boiler‑mounted ejector pipe.

The model is priced at £269.95 for the DC version and £379.95 for the DCC sound version. Production is currently in tooling, with samples expected in Autumn. The model represents the period of the Big Four railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).