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Rapido 926502

USATC S160 No.2415 (DCC Sound Fitted)

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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

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Rapido USATC S160 No.2415 is a model locomotive representing the USATC S160 class, a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives built during World War II for use by the US Army Transportation Corps. This particular model is designed to be operated using DCC sound technology.

The model is scaled to OO gauge and is part of Rapido's USATC S160 collection. It is designed to represent the locomotives of the Big Four railway companies, which included the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), the Great Western Railway (GWR), the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), and the Southern Railway (SR).

The model features a dark grey, matt livery with 'U.S.A.' on the tender. It is modelled on a locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) at their Schenectady works in 1943.

The model is allocated to Crewe South (5B) shed, which was a major locomotive depot for the LMS. The model is accurate to the period represented, June 1943.

The model includes several tooling variations, including standard lamp irons, a straight strap smokebox door, a Westinghouse air pump, and pipework mounted behind the chimney. The running boards are straight, and the locomotive is right-hand drive with a pole reverser and an original pattern firehole door. The tender is standard for wartime locomotives, and the boiler is equipped with an ejector pipe.