Rapido MR-304A

Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1636 81B

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

MR-304A Rapido Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1636 in BR Black with Late Crest and 81B Slough Shedplate - pristine finish (amended since announcement).

These models produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Rapido
Product Code
MR-304A
RRP
£149.00
Limited edition model for
Model Rail Magazine

Model details

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

Prototype information

Total built
70
Build date
1949 to 1955
Builder
BR Swindon Works
Locomotive type
Steam
Wheel configuration
0-6-0PT
Operated by
British Railways
National Coal Board
In service until
1966
Main duties
Local Passenger
Short Freight Workings
Shunting
Tractive effort
18,515 lbf
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 MR‑304A, representing GWR 1600 class number 1636 in British Railways black livery with the late crest and 81B Slough shedplate. The model is a limited‑edition issue produced exclusively for Model Rail Magazine.

Built to OO gauge, the locomotive features a pristine finish, NEM couplings, a next‑18‑pin DCC socket and a minimum curve radius of 2nd radius (438 mm). It has a 0‑6‑0PT wheel arrangement, steam motive power and carries the running number 1636.

The prototype locomotives were built between 1949 and 1955, with a total production of 70. The design is credited to Frederick Hawksworth and the model represents the British Railways late‑crest period.

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