Rapido 951606

GWR 45xx No.4571 British Railways (serif) Green (DCC Sound Fitted)

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

Manufacturer description

GWR 45xx Class 2-6-2T
BRITISH RAILWAYS green livery (Eqyptian font) (1947-1950s) No. 4571
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 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 GWR 45xx No 4571 is a 1:76 scale (OO gauge) model of a Great Western Railway 2‑6‑2T tank locomotive in British Railways early‑crest green livery, representing the period 1947–1950s. The model is supplied with DCC sound, carries the manufacturer part number 951606 and is intended for use with a Next18 DCC decoder socket.

The locomotive features a tapered chimney, a superheated boiler with a long smokebox and late‑style oil‑pipe cover, outside steam pipes and a short safety‑valve cover with top feed. It has a long, curved running board with a Mk 3 bunker and fender, 14‑spoke large‑boss wheels with crescent‑shaped balancing weights, steel cab roof without portholes, cab‑side shutters, early sandboxes, parallel buffers, a tall front spring cover, a central boiler handrail and ATC equipment.

Electronic fittings include a factory‑installed speaker, a MoPower stay‑alive capacitor, NEM 362 coupler pockets, sprung buffers and a smooth‑running mechanism. The DCC sound system provides dynamic firebox flicker and a fire‑draw effect. The model is supplied highly detailed, with a painted brass number plate appropriate to the chosen liveried version.