Prototype
It was with great pleasure that Dapol announced the second production run of the extremely popular GWR 43xx 2-6-0 Mogul at the World of Railways 2021 Virtual show. The original production run featured locomotives with numbers starting 63xx and 73xx. The tooling suite is being expanded to allow us to increase the range of prototype models and their associated liveries that we can portray, locomotives with numbers starting from 4321 up to 5383 inclusive can now be accurately modelled. These models will include several developments to improve on what was already a fantastic model which we will discuss in more detail below.

Specification

A die-cast compensated chassis
New cab with higher and shorter roof
Porthole cab windows above the firebox – where appropriate
Detailed cab interior with lever reverse
Full profile cylinder – no cut away
New motion bracket and boiler support
Improved slide bars and cross head
New straight Chimney – where appropriate
Original front Pony spring housing – where appropriate
New footplate with longer middle splasher on the right hand side
Brass plated safety valve casing
The front Bogie is also sprung and operates on a cam so the model will negotiate R2 curves with ease
Smooth sided tender where appropriate Churchward tapered and Collet straight shank buffers and main footplate with prototypical overhang.