Rapido MR-306

Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1638

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

MR-306 Rapido Class 16XX Steam Locomotive number 1638 in GWR Green - pristine finish.

These models produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Rapido
Product Code
MR-306
RRP
£149.00
Limited edition model for
Model Rail Magazine

Model details

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

Prototype information

Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
BR Swindon Works
Build date
1949 to 1955
Main duties
Local Passenger
Short Freight Workings
Shunting
Operated by
British Railways
National Coal Board
Wheel configuration
0-6-0PT
Total built
70
In service until
1966
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 number 1638 is a limited‑edition model produced for Model Rail Magazine. It represents a Great Western Railway 1600 class 0‑6‑0PT locomotive, originally built between 1949 and 1955, with a total production run of 70 examples. The model is finished in pristine GWR green livery and carries the running number 1638.

The OO‑scale model (gauge OO) features a next‑18 pin DCC socket, NEM couplings and a minimum curve radius of 2nd radius (438 mm). It is supplied under the manufacturer part number MR‑306 and depicts the locomotive in the pre‑grouping period. The design is based on the original work of Frederick Hawksworth.

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