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Rapido 951108

GWR 45xx No.4562 BR Early Crest Lined Green

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

Manufacturer description

GWR 45xx Class 2-6-2T
BR (small early crest) lined green No. 4562
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 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
Battery boxes
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. 4562 is a 1:76 scale (OO gauge) model of a Great Western Railway Small Prairie 2‑6‑2T locomotive, presented in early BR crest lined green livery. The model represents the British Railways period and carries the manufacturer part number 951108. It is fitted with a Next18 DCC decoder socket (DCC 18) and includes the MoPower Stay‑Alive capacitor.

The locomotive features a tapered chimney, superheated boiler with a long smokebox and late‑style oil‑pipe cover, outside steam pipes and a short safety‑valve cover with top feed. The running board is long and curved, with a Mk 3 bunker and fender, and the cab has a steel roof, straight rain strips, side shutters and no portholes. Other external details include early sandboxes, parallel buffers, a tall front spring cover, ATC equipment, battery boxes and sprung buffers.

Mechanical and electronic details comprise 14‑spoke small‑boss wheels with crescent‑shaped weights, late tank fittings, a central boiler handrail, dynamic firebox flicker on DCC, a factory‑fitted speaker in all models, NEM 362 coupler pockets and a smooth‑running mechanism. The model is supplied with a painted etch brass number plate appropriate to the version represented.

This highly detailed replica reflects the development of the 45xx class from its 1906 prototype through the modifications introduced by chief mechanical engineers George Churchward and Charles Collett, including the adoption of superheated boilers, larger bunkers and curved running boards. The model is intended for collectors and railway modellers seeking an accurate representation of the GWR 45xx fleet in OO gauge.