Rapido 951610

GWR 45xx No.4555 Great Western Green (Preserved 1960s Condition) (DCC Sound Fitted)

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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 1960s) No. 4555
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
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
Late sandboxes
Parallel buffers
Tall front spring cover
Central boiler handrail + additional handrails
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 offers a 1:76 scale (OO gauge) model of Great Western Railway 45xx class locomotive No 4555 in the preserved 1960s green livery. The product carries the manufacturer part number 951610 and is fitted with DCC Sound, a Next18 decoder socket, factory‑installed speakers and MoPower Stay‑Alive circuitry to ensure continuous operation.

The model replicates numerous external details of the original tank engine, including a tapered chimney, superheated boiler with long smokebox and late oil pipe cover, outside steam pipes, tall safety‑valve cover, curved running board with Mk 3 bunker and fender, 14‑spoke wheels with crescent‑shaped weights, steel cab roof with straight rainstrips, late rocker‑arm covers, sandboxes, parallel buffers, a tall front spring cover and ATC equipment. Additional features are sprung buffers, NEM 362 coupler pockets and a dynamic firebox flicker effect supplied by the DCC decoder.

Historically the GWR 45xx class were introduced in 1904 as the “Small Prairie” tanks; they were later rebuilt with larger wheels and superheated boilers to achieve speeds of up to 60 mph. No 4555, the first locomotive of the Collett batch, operated on British Railways until 1963 and was preserved in 1965, later appearing on the Dart Valley Railway and the Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway under the name Warrior.

The Rapido model is highly detailed, includes a painted brass number plate appropriate to the preserved version and is supplied in a detail bag for further refinement. It is marketed as a smooth‑running, sound‑enabled addition to any British railway layout representing the period of the “Big Four” (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).