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Rapido 951605

GWR 45xx No.4512 G W R Wartime Green (DCC Sound Fitted)

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

Manufacturer description

GWR 45xx Class 2-6-2T
G W R green (1940s) No. 4512
Tapered chimney
Superheated boiler with long smokebox and late oil pipe cover
Outside steam pipes
Tall safety valve cover with top feed
Extended, straight running board with Mk3 bunker and fender
14-spoke small-boss wheels with crescent-shaped weights
Late tank fittings
Steel cab roof (peaked rainstrips) with portholes plated over, cabside shutters
Early rocker arm covers
Early 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 Trains UK present a highly detailed 1:76 scale (OO gauge) model of Great Western Railway 45xx class locomotive No 4512, fitted with DCC sound. The product carries the manufacturer part number 951605 and is supplied with a Next18 DCC decoder socket, factory‑fitted speakers and a MoPower stay‑alive capacitor.

The model reproduces the wartime green livery of the 1940s and includes a tapered chimney, superheated boiler with long smokebox, outside steam pipes, tall safety‑valve cover, extended straight running board with Mk 3 bunker and fender, 14‑spoke small‑boss wheels and additional rivets on the side tanks. Cab details feature a steel roof with peaked rainstrips, portholes plated over and side shutters. Other external fittings are early rocker‑arm covers, early sandboxes, parallel buffers, a tall front spring cover and ATC equipment.

Historically the 45xx class, originally introduced as the ‘Small Prairie’ in 1904, was developed from the 44xx design to accommodate larger wheels and superheated boilers, allowing speeds of up to 60 mph. The class remained in service through the Grouping era and British Railways, with the final examples withdrawn in 1964. This model represents the locomotive as it would have appeared during the Big Four period (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).

The package includes a painted number plate appropriate to the chosen version, NEM 362 coupler pockets, sprung buffers and a smooth‑running mechanism with dynamic firebox flicker and fire‑draw effect. The model is intended for modellers seeking an accurate, ready‑to‑run OO gauge replica of a GWR 45xx tank engine.