Back to product list

Rapido 951106

GWR 45xx No.4571 British Railways (serif) Green

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

GWR 45xx Class 2-6-2T
BRITISH RAILWAYS green livery (Eqyptian font) (1947-1950s) No. 4571
Tapered chimney
Superheated boiler with long smokebox and late oil pipe cover
Outside steam pipes
Short safety valve cover with top feed
Long, curved running board with Mk3 bunker and fender
14-spoke large-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. 4571 is a 1 : 76 scale (OO gauge) model of a Great Western Railway Small Prairie 2‑6‑2T locomotive, presented in the British Railways early‑crest green livery typical of the 1947‑1950s period. The model incorporates a tapered chimney, superheated boiler with long smokebox, outside steam pipes, short safety‑valve cover with top feed, a curved running board with Mk 3 bunker and fender, 14‑spoke large‑boss wheels with crescent‑shaped balancing weights, and steel cab roof with straight rain strips, cab‑side shutters and no portholes. Additional details include late rocker‑arm covers, early sandboxes, parallel buffers, tall front spring cover, central boiler handrail, ATC equipment and a smooth‑running mechanism.

The locomotive is fitted with a Next18 DCC decoder (DCC 18) and a factory‑installed speaker, providing dynamic firebox flicker and fire‑draw effects when operated on DCC. Features such as sprung buffers, NEM 362 coupler pockets, MoPower Stay‑Alive capacitor, and a Next18 decoder socket are standard, and a painted brass number plate is supplied in the detail bag. The model is marketed with the Rapido Trains UK reference number 951106.