Rapido MR-301C

Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1624

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

Manufacturer description

MR-301C Rapido Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1624 in BR Black with early emblem and 87C Danygraig shedplate.  (amended since original announcement)

These models produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido.

Catalogue listing

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

Model details

DCC status
Next 18 Pin Socket
Gauge
OO
Passenger figures
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Tooling date
2021
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Pickup in tender
No
Livery
Black with Early Emblem
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling
NEM
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Directional lighting
No
Finish
Pristine
Interior lighting
No
Based on preserved
No

Prototype information

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

* 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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Rapido Class 16XX steam locomotive, model number 1624, is a limited‑edition release for Model Rail Magazine (manufacturer part number MR‑301C). The model is supplied in OO gauge with a pristine black finish featuring the early British Railways emblem and an 87C Danygraig shedplate. It carries the running number 1640 and is fitted with a NEM coupling and a next‑18‑pin DCC socket.

The locomotive represents a Great Western Railway 1600 class 0‑6‑0PT built between 1949 and 1955, of which 70 were produced. Designed by Frederick Hawksworth for British Railways, the model has a minimum curve radius of the second radius (438 mm) and is powered by steam. The model was produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido.

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