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Rapido 951109

GWR 45xx No.4507 BR Late Crest Lined Green

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

GWR 45xx Class 2-6-2T
BR (late crest) lined green No. 4507
Tapered chimney
Superheated boiler with long smokebox and late oil pipe cover
Outside steam pipes
Short safety valve cover with top feed
Extended, straight running board with Mk3 bunker and fender
14-spoke large-boss wheels with crescent-shaped weights
Late tank fittings
Steel cab roof (peaked rainstrips) with no portholes, cabside shutters
Late rocker arm covers
Late sandboxes
Parallel buffers
Tall front spring cover
Central boiler handrail + additional handrails
Additional rivets on side tanks
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 Trains UK produce a highly detailed 1:76 scale (OO gauge) model of a Great Western Railway 45xx class 2‑6‑2T locomotive, numbered 4507 and liveried in late‑crest lined green as it appeared under British Railways. The model carries the manufacturer part number 951109 and is fitted with a DCC 18 decoder, a Next18 decoder socket and factory‑installed speakers.

Key features include a tapered chimney, superheated boiler with a long smokebox and oil‑pipe cover, outside steam pipes, a short safety‑valve cover with top feed, and a straight running board with a Mk3 bunker and fender. The locomotive is finished with 14‑spoke large‑boss wheels, steel cab roof with peaked rainstrips, late‑type rocker‑arm covers, sandboxes, parallel buffers, a tall front spring cover and additional handrails. Operational details comprise a smooth‑running mechanism, firebox flicker with dynamic fire‑draw effect, NEM 362 coupler pockets, sprung buffers and a MoPower Stay‑Alive capacitor.

The model represents the GWR 45xx “Small Prairie” class built from 1907, the final Wolverhampton‑built example of the type, which was withdrawn in October 1963 and scrapped in 1964. It reproduces the late‑crest British Railways appearance of the class throughout its service life.