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Rapido MR-302A

Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1646 60C

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

Manufacturer description

MR-302A Rapido Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1646 in BR Black with early emblem and 60C Helmsdale shedplate.

These models produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido.

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Model details

Prototype information

^* 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.

The Rapido Class 16XX steam locomotive model number 1646 (60C) is a limited‑edition release for Model Rail Magazine, produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido. It represents a Great Western Railway 1600 class locomotive in British Railways early black livery with the early emblem and a Helmsdale shedplate. The product can be viewed at http://www.modelrailoffers.co.uk/p/65539/MR-302A-Rapido-Class-16XX-Steam-Locomotive-number-1646-60C.

The model is built to OO gauge, finished in pristine condition and fitted with a 18‑pin DCC socket. It carries the running number 1646, uses NEM couplings and can negotiate a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (2nd radius). The locomotive is powered by steam, based on a design by Frederick Hawksworth and produced between 1949 and 1955, with a total run of 70 units. It is catalogued under manufacturer part number MR‑302A and depicts the British Railways early crest period. The wheel arrangement is 0‑6‑0PT and the operator is British Railways.