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Rapido 951102

GWR 45xx No.2173 Great Western Lined Green with Garter Crest (pre-WW1)

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Prototype Era
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping

Manufacturer description

GWR 45xx Class 2-6-2T
GREAT (garter crest) WESTERN (circa 1910) green No. 2173
Copper-cap chimney
Saturated boiler with short smokebox
Inside steam pipes
Tall safety valve cover with no top feed
Short, straight running board with Mk2 bunker
14-spoke small-boss wheels with wedge-shaped weights
Early tank fittings
Wooden cab roof with portholes in front of cab
Early rocker arm covers
Early sandboxes
Tapered buffers
Short front spring cover
Smooth-running mechanism
Dynamic firebox flicker on DCC
Next18 DCC Decoder Socket
Factory-fitted speakers in all models
Sprung buffers
MoPower Stay Alive included
Highly detailed
NEM 362 coupler pockets
1:76 scale (OO gauge)

Catalogue listing

Model details

Rapido GWR 45xx No 2173 is a 1:76 scale (OO gauge) model of a Great Western Railway Small Prairie tank locomotive in lined dark green with a Garter Crest, representing the pre‑grouping era (circa 1910). The model carries manufacturer part number 951102 and is supplied with a DCC 18 decoder and a Next18 socket.

Key features include a copper‑cap chimney, saturated boiler with a short smokebox, inside steam pipes, a tall safety‑valve cover without top feed, and a short straight running board fitted with a Mk2 bunker. The wheels are 14‑spoke small‑boss types with wedge‑shaped weights; the cab has a wooden roof with early‑style portholes, and the locomotive retains early rocker‑arm covers, sandboxes, tapered buffers and a short front spring cover.

Operational details comprise a smooth‑running mechanism, factory‑installed speakers, sprung buffers, MoPower Stay‑Alive capacitor, NEM 362 coupler pockets and a dynamic firebox flicker effect on DCC. A painted brass number plate appropriate to the original‑length running board version (circa 1909) is supplied in the detail bag.

The 45xx class, introduced by GWR Chief Mechanical Engineer George Churchward in 1904, evolved from the 44xx “Small Prairie” with larger 4 ft 7½ in wheels to achieve speeds up to 60 mph. No 2173 reflects the early configuration before post‑WW1 bunker extensions, and the model is offered in several historically accurate liveries.