Rapido 951104

GWR 45xx No.4560 GWR Green with ‘Shirtbutton’ Roundel

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

Manufacturer description

GWR 45xx Class 2-6-2T
GWR green with ‘shirtbutton’ roundel No. 4560
Tapered chimney
Superheated boiler with long smokebox and late oil pipe cover
Outside steam pipes
Tall safety valve cover with top feed
Long, curved running board with Mk3 bunker and fender, flat rear steps
14-spoke small-boss wheels with crescent-shaped weights
Late tank fittings
Steel cab roof (straight rainstrips) with no portholes, cabside shutters
Late rocker arm covers
Early sandboxes
Parallel buffers
Tall front spring cover
Central boiler handrail
ATC equipment
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. 4560 is a 1:76 scale (OO gauge) model of a Great Western Railway 2‑6‑2T locomotive in the original green “shirt‑button” livery. The kit reproduces the later‑era features of the class, including a tapered chimney, superheated boiler with a long smokebox, outside steam pipes, a tall safety‑valve cover with top feed, a curved running board with a Mk 3 bunker and flat rear steps, and steel cab roof with rain strips but no portholes. Wheels are 14‑spoke small‑boss types with crescent‑shaped balancing weights, and the model incorporates parallel buffers, a tall front spring cover, central boiler handrail and ATC equipment.

The locomotive is fitted with a Next18 DCC decoder socket and operating on DCC 18, providing a smooth‑running mechanism, dynamic firebox flicker and a factory‑installed speaker for realistic sound. Additional features include sprung buffers, NEM 362 coupler pockets, MoPower “Stay‑Alive” capacitor, and a fully detailed brass‑style number plate supplied in the detail bag.

The original GWR 45xx class was introduced in 1904 as a modified 44xx “Small Prairie” with larger 4 ft 7½ in wheels, allowing speeds of up to 60 mph. Throughout its service life the design was refined with superheated boilers, outside steam pipes and enlarged bunkers, remaining in operation until the final withdrawals in 1964. Rapido’s model captures the post‑Group, pre‑British Railways appearance of No. 4560 as it would have looked in the mid‑1920s.