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Rapido 951604

GWR 45xx No.4560 GWR Green with ‘Shirtbutton’ Roundel (DCC Sound Fitted)

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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 Trains UK presents a 1:76 scale OO‑gauge replica of GWR 45xx No. 4560, painted in the original GWR Green with the “shirt‑button’’ roundel. The model incorporates DCC Sound and carries the manufacturer part number 951604, representing the pre‑grouping era of the Great Western Railway.

The locomotive is a 2‑6‑2T tank engine featuring a tapered chimney, superheated boiler with a long smokebox and late‑type oil‑pipe cover, outside steam pipes and a tall safety‑valve cover with top feed. It has a steel cab roof with straight rain‑strips, cab‑side shutters, early sandboxes, parallel buffers, a tall front spring cover and a central boiler handrail. Wheels are 14‑spoke small‑boss with crescent‑shaped weights and the running board is long and curved with a Mk 3 bunker and fender.

Key electrical and operational fittings include a factory‑installed speaker, a Next18 DCC decoder socket, MoPower Stay‑Alive circuitry, NEM 362 coupler pockets, sprung buffers and a smooth‑running mechanism. The model also offers dynamic firebox flicker with a fire‑draw effect, ATC equipment and a detailed set of painted brass number plates supplied in the detail bag.

The GWR 45xx class, originally introduced in 1904 as the “Small Prairie”, was refined from the earlier 44xx design. Prototypes appeared in 1906 (prototype No. 2161) and the class was renumbered to 4500‑4529 in December 1912. Production continued at Swindon and later at Wolverhampton, with the final batch built in 1924, and the class remained in service until the early 1960s. The model is available in a variety of liveries, including a representation of No. 4555 as seen between 1965 and 1969.