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Rapido 926507

USATC S160 No.6046 (as preserved) (DCC Sound Fitted)

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

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

The Rapido USATC S160 No.6046 is a model of a locomotive that represents the Big Four era of British railways, which spanned the period of 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 is part of the Rapido USATC S160 collection and is available in OO gauge. It features a satin black livery with the words "U.S.A." on the tender.

The real-life locomotive was manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia in 1945 and was repatriated to the UK in the early 2000s. It is currently located on the Churnet Valley Railway.

The model was released in 2013 and has undergone various tooling variations since its initial release. These variations include standard lamp irons, a straight strap smokebox door, a PKP air pump, front running plate-mounted sandboxes, straight running boards, a left-hand drive with screw reverser and 'Ajax' pattern firehole door, cab rear shutters, a tender with lockers and extra air tanks, an ejector fitted to the left-hand side of the smokebox, a boiler-mounted ejector pipe, and alternate piston valve covers.