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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Manufacturer description
Livery: Black (satin) with U.S.A. on tender.
Manufacturer: ALCO – Schenectady – 1942
Shed allocation and region: Newport Ebbw Junction (NPT) – GWR
Date of model: December 1942
Tooling variations:
- GWR lamp irons
- Straight strap smokebox door fitted with GWR lamp iron
- 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
926501
RRP
£379.95
Release date
Q2 2026
Model details
Tooling date
2024
DCC status
DCC Sound
Gauge
OO
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Prototype information
Locomotive type
Steam
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)
Total built
2,120
Tractive effort
31,492 lbf
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Builder
American Locomotive Company
Baldwin Loocmotive Works
Lima Locomotive Works
Baldwin Loocmotive Works
Lima Locomotive Works
Build dates
1942 to 1945
In service until
UK: 1945
Rest of World: some in use until 1990s
Rest of World: some in use until 1990s
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