Name: Rapido 966005 SECR O1 No.1437 SR Plain Black (Egyptian Lettering)
Brand: Rapido
SKU: 966005
Price: 199.95 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

No.1437
Southern plain black (Egyptian lettering)
Tapered buffers
Fully riveted smokebox
Riveted bufferbeams
Steam heating pipes (in detail bag)
Can motor and flywheel
21 Pin decoder socket in tender
Plunger loco pickups
Tender wheel bearing pickups
Firebox glow
Twin speakers in tender
NEM pockets front and rear
Cosmetic scale coupling
Route indicator discs in detail bag

Catalogue listing

Brand

Rapido

Product Code

966005

RRP

£199.95

Release date

Q3 2025

Model details

Livery

Southern plain black (Egyptian lettering)

Gauge

DCC status

DCC Ready

Tooling date

2024

Chassis construction

Diecast

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Running number

1437

Prototype information

Wheel configuration

0-6-0

Locomotive type

Steam

Build date

1878 to 1899

Total built

122
(87 rebuilt to O1)

Tractive effort

17,300 lbf

Operated by

South Eastern Railway
South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways

Main duties

Freight

In service until

1961

Operator

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The Rapido O1 class locomotive No.1437 is a model representing the Southern Railway's plain black livery with Egyptian lettering. This OO gauge model is DCC Ready and features a range of details, including tapered buffers, a fully riveted smokebox, and riveted bufferbeams.

The model is part of the Rapido O1 collection and represents the period of the Big Four railway companies, which includes the Southern Railway, London, Midland and Scottish Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, and Great Western Railway.

Key features of the model include steam heating pipes, a can motor and flywheel, a Next18 decoder socket in the tender, plunger loco pickups, and tender wheel bearing pickups. The model also features a firebox glow, twin speakers in the tender, NEM pockets at the front and rear, and a cosmetic scale coupling. Route indicator discs are included in a separate detail bag.