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Rapido MR-305A

Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1627 81F

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

Manufacturer description

MR-305A Rapido Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1627 in BR Black with Late Crest and 81F Oxford shedplate - weathered finish.

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.

Rapido Class 16XX steam locomotive model number 1627 (BR 81F) is a limited‑edition kit released by Model Rail Magazine. It is sold through Model Rail Offers (http://www.modelrailoffers.co.uk/p/65545/MR-305A-Rapido-Class-16XX-Steam-Locomotive-number-1627-81F) and was produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido. The model represents a British Railways locomotive in the late crest livery, with a black finish and an Oxford shedplate.

The model is in OO gauge, finished in pristine condition and fitted with a next‑18 pin DCC socket. It carries the running number 1627, uses NEM couplings and can negotiate a minimum 2nd radius curve of 438 mm. The locomotive is powered by a steam motor and is a 0‑6‑0PT design created by Frederick Hawksworth for the Great Western Railway 1600 class. It was built to the specifications of a locomotive constructed between 1949 and 1955, of which 70 were produced. The manufacturer part number is MR‑305A and it depicts the British Railways late‑crest period.