Rapido MR-302B

Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1649 60C

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

Manufacturer description

MR-302B Rapido Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1649 in BR Black with early emblem and 60C Helmsdale shedplate - weathered finish.

These models produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Rapido
Product Code
MR-302B
RRP
£149.00
Limited edition model for
Model Rail Magazine

Model details

Finish
Weathered
DCC status
Next 18 Pin Socket
Gauge
OO
Tooling date
2021
Coupling type
Tension lock
Name
W.P. Allen
Livery
Black with Early Emblem
Coupling
NEM
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Diecast
Running number
1649

Prototype information

Main duties
Local Passenger
Short Freight Workings
Shunting
Locomotive type
Steam
Wheel configuration
0-6-0PT
Tractive effort
18,515 lbf
Total built
70
Build date
1949 to 1955
Builder
BR Swindon Works
Operated by
British Railways
National Coal Board
In service until
1966
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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Rapido Class 16XX steam locomotive model number 1649 (part number MR‑302B) is a 0‑6‑0PT locomotive produced for the OO gauge market. It is supplied with a Next 18‑pin DCC socket and NEM couplings, and is designed to negotiate a minimum radius of 438 mm (second radius).

The model is finished in a weathered British Railways black livery with the early emblem and a 60C Helmsdale shedplate. It represents the Great Western Railway 1600 class as operated by British Railways, and carries the running number 1649.

The prototype locomotives were built between 1949 and 1955, with a total of 70 produced. They were designed by Frederick Hawksworth and feature a 0‑6‑0PT wheel arrangement. This limited edition model was released exclusively for Model Rail Magazine.

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