Rapido 951112

GWR 45xx No.4561 Great Western Green (Preserved 1990s Condition)

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

Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Livery and condition as preserved - eras show both original and preservation era, where applicable.

Manufacturer description

GWR 45xx Class 2-6-2T
GREAT WESTERN green (as-preserved 1990s) No. 4561
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 portholes
Late rocker arm covers
Late sandboxes
Parallel buffers
Tall front spring cover
Central boiler handrail
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 GWR 45xx No 4561 is a highly detailed OO‑scale (1:76) model of the Great Western Railway’s Small Prairie 2‑6‑2T locomotive, reproduced in the preserved green livery as it appeared in the 1990s. The kit carries the manufacturer part number 951112 and is fitted with a Next‑18 DCC decoder (DCC 18) and factory‑installed speaker, providing smooth running, firebox flicker and a dynamic fire‑draw effect.

Key external features modelled include a tapered chimney, superheated boiler with long smokebox and late‑style oil‑pipe cover, outside steam pipes, short safety‑valve cover with top feed, and a long, curved running board with Mk 3 bunker and fender. The locomotive is finished with 14‑spoke large‑boss wheels with crescent‑shaped weights, steel cab roof with straight rainstrips and portholes, late rocker‑arm covers, sandboxes, parallel buffers, tall front spring cover, central boiler handrail, additional rivets on the side tanks and ATC equipment. Sprung buffers, NEM 362 coupler pockets and a MoPower stay‑alive capacitor are also supplied.

The model represents the GWR 45xx class as built between 1909 and 1924, a development of the earlier 44xx “Small Prairie” design that incorporated superheating, larger wheels and a range of reliability improvements. It is marketed as part of Rapido Trains UK’s “The Big Four” range, covering locomotives from the LNER, LMS, GWR and SR.