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Rapido 946001

Dia E140 B Set – GWR Shirtbutton Livery

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

Manufacturer description

Diagram E140 B-Set coaches

GWR Shirtbutton livery

Vehicles no.6977 & 6978 ‘Bodmin Branch No.2’

Accurately scaled from original drawings

Highly detailed body exterior

Full internal details including guards compartment

Fully working flicker free internal lighting

Complete underbody detailing with many separate parts

Prototypical bar coupling between vehicles

Accurate decoration – both inside and out

NEM coupler pockets

1:76 scale (OO gauge)

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

The Rapido Dia E140 B Set is a model of GWR coaches in Shirtbutton livery, part of the Rapido GWR B Set collection. This OO gauge model is designed to represent the Big Four era, which spanned the period between the end of the Great Western Railway's independence in 1948 and the nationalisation of the railways in 1948.

The model is based on diagram E140 B-Set coaches, with two vehicles, numbered 6977 and 6978, specifically modelled as 'Bodmin Branch No.2'. The model has been carefully scaled from original drawings to ensure accuracy. The body exterior is highly detailed, with a complete underbody detailing featuring many separate parts.

The interior of the coaches is also accurately modelled, including a guards compartment. The model features fully working, flicker-free internal lighting. The coaches are designed to be coupled together using a prototypical bar coupling, and are fitted with NEM coupler pockets. The model is produced in 1:76 scale, suitable for OO gauge railways.