Name: Rapido 951608 GWR 45xx No.4562 BR Early Crest Lined Green (DCC Sound Fitted)
Brand: Rapido
SKU: 951608
Price: 284.95 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

GWR 45xx Class 2-6-2T
BR (small early crest) lined green No. 4562
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 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
Battery boxes
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

Brand

Rapido

Product Code

951608

RRP

£284.95

Model details

DCC status

DCC Sound

Gauge

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Rapido GWR 45xx No 4562 – Early Crest Lined‑Green Steam Locomotive, DCC Sound, is a 1 : 76 scale (OO gauge) model of a British Railways Small Prairie tank engine as it appeared in the early BR era.

The locomotive is supplied with a factory‑fitted Next18 DCC decoder socket, onboard speakers and a dynamic fire‑box flicker effect. It includes a MoPower “stay‑alive” capacitor, sprung buffers, NEM 362 coupler pockets, and a highly detailed finish with etched brass number plates in the detail bag.

The 45xx class originated as a development of the GWR 44xx “Small Prairie” introduced in 1904, later rebuilt with larger wheels, superheated boilers and a range of external modifications to improve speed and reliability. A total of 75 members were built between 1906 and 1924, serving through the grouping period and into British Railways, with the last examples withdrawn by 1964.

Manufacturer part number 951608. DCC status: DCC Sound. Suitable for use on OO gauge layouts with NEM couplers and standard British‑style trackwork.