Rapido MR-301B

Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1623 85B

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

Manufacturer description

MR-301B Rapido Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1623 in BR Black with early emblem and 85B Gloucester shedplate.

These models produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Rapido
Product Code
MR-301B
RRP
£149.00
Limited edition model for
Model Rail Magazine

Model details

DCC status
Next 18 Pin Socket
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Livery
Black with Early Emblem
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Name
W.P. Allen
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Finish
Pristine
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling
NEM
Chassis construction
Diecast
Tooling date
2021
Running number
1623

Prototype information

Wheel configuration
0-6-0PT
Locomotive type
Steam
In service until
1966
Tractive effort
18,515 lbf
Total built
70
Operated by
British Railways
National Coal Board
Main duties
Local Passenger
Short Freight Workings
Shunting
Build date
1949 to 1955
Builder
BR Swindon Works
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway 1600
Motive power
Steam
Built
August 1948
Total produced
70

* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

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Related products

Rapido Class 16XX steam locomotive model number 1623 (85B) is a limited‑edition kit supplied by Model Rail Magazine. The model carries the manufacturer part number MR‑301B and is produced exclusively for Model Rail.

The locomotive is built to OO gauge with a next‑18‑pin DCC socket. It is finished in a pristine black livery bearing the early British Railways emblem and the Gloucester shed plate 85B. Technical specifications include a 0‑6‑0PT wheel arrangement, NEM couplings, a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (2nd radius), and a steam motive power source. It represents a Great Western Railway 1600 class engine built between 1949 and 1955, of which only 70 were produced.

The model reproduces the British Railways early crest period and is intended for collectors and railway modelers seeking an accurate replica of locomotive 1623.

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