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Rapido MR-301G

Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1668 83B

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

Manufacturer description

MR-301G Rapido Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1668 in BR Black with early emblem and 83B Taunton shedplate (amended since announcement).

These models produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido.

Catalogue listing

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

Model details

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

Prototype information

Total built
70
Build date
1949 to 1955
Builder
BR Swindon Works
Operated by
British Railways
National Coal Board
In service until
1966
Wheel configuration
0-6-0PT
Tractive effort
18,515 lbf
Locomotive type
Steam
Main duties
Local Passenger
Short Freight Workings
Shunting
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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The MR‑301G Rapido Class 16XX steam locomotive model, number 1668, is a limited‑edition item produced exclusively for Model Rail Magazine. It is supplied in OO gauge with a pristine finish and is painted in British Railways black with the early crest and a Taunton shed plate marked “83B”. The model carries the running number 1668 and a British Railways early emblem.

This model represents a Great Western Railway 1600 class 0‑6‑0PT locomotive designed by Frederick Hawksworth and built between 1949 and 1955, of which 70 were produced. It is equipped with a DCC next‑18‑pin socket, NEM couplings and can negotiate a minimum radius of 438 mm (2nd radius). The manufacturer part number is MR‑301G and the period depicted is the British Railways early crest. Further information is available at http://www.modelrailoffers.co.uk/p/65542/MR-301G-Rapido-Class-16XX-Steam-Locomotive-number-1668-83B.

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