Published on Sunday 18 January 2026 by That Model Railway Guy
Rapido's Port Of Par Bagnall loco has arrived... but is size everything when it comes to model railways?
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Rapido have been on a roll lately and their latest release is one of their biggest yet... or rather their smallest! The titchy Port Of Par Bagnalls may be smaller than a wagon but Rapido have set out to prove that size doesn't matter... at least when it comes to model railways at least.
Feature a built in speaker and stay alive capacitors, this tiny 0-4-0 tank engine should be perfect for shunting at slow speeds round small industrial layouts. Meanwhile the fetching yellow livery might remind certain viewers of Bill & Ben from Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends. It certainly catches the eye but does the bagnall have the detail to match?
I don't hold back in this review as I give the Port Of Par Bagnall a thorough test on the layout, shunting it at slow speeds over small points. Will the loco stall or have Rapido knocked it out of the park again?
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:53 - Specs
03:25 - Detail
10:02 - DERAILS
11:04 - Rolling Road Test
13:32 - Sound Demo
17:02 - Shunting Demo
23:00 - Final Thoughts
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