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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
MR-301D Rapido Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1657 in BR Black with early emblem and 85C Hereford shedplate.
These models produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido.
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Rapido
MR-310B
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1638
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MR-310A
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1638
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MR-309B
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1607
Rapido
MR-309A
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1600
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MR-308
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1661
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MR-307B
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1629
Rapido
MR-307A
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1616
Rapido
MR-306
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1638
Rapido
MR-305B
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1628 6C
Rapido
MR-305A
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1627 81F
Rapido
MR-304B
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1655 87F
Rapido
MR-304A
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1636 81B
Rapido
MR-303
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive 1604 weathered 89A
Rapido
MR-302B
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1649 60C
Rapido
MR-302A
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1646 60C
Rapido
MR-301G
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1668 83B
Rapido
MR-301F
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1658 82C
Rapido
MR-301E
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1664 83E
Rapido
MR-301C
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1624
Rapido
MR-301B
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1623 85B
Rapido
MR-301A
Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1609
The Rapido Class 16XX steam locomotive (model number MR‑301D) is a limited‑edition model produced for Model Rail Magazine. It represents Great Western Railway 1600‑class No. 1657 in British Railways black livery with the early emblem and the 85C Hereford shed plate.
The model is supplied for OO gauge track and is finished in a pristine condition. It features a black livery with the early crest, a NEM coupling, and a 2nd‑radius minimum curve of 438 mm. The locomotive is fitted with a next‑18‑pin DCC socket.
The prototype locomotive was built between 1949 and 1955, with a total production of 70 units. It was a 0‑6‑0PT steam locomotive designed by Frederick Hawksworth and operated by British Railways after nationalisation. The model accurately represents the early British Railways crest period.