Dapol announce further GWR Collett coaches in N Gauge

Contributed by: Graham Muspratt

2 Dec 2021 00:00am

Dapol have announced further GWR Collett coaches in N Gauge.

Charles Collett (1871-1952) succeeded G.J Churchward as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the GWR in 1922. Collett has been accredited more with the implementation of the locomotives designed and planned by his predecessor than of his own original works. However, Collett made huge improvements on the manufacturing processes, design improvements and standardisation within the GWR. This can perhaps be best appreciated on his design of the coaches of the GWR. His Collett coaches were produced as a result of stringent testing and standardisation of the best bogie designs to ensure the carriages offered the optimum ride and comfort. Several Collett coaches survive on heritage railways today.

The dapol Collett coaches feature: Highly detailed body, underframe and bogies, Innovative light bar feature where an optional Dapol light bar (yellow for incandescent or white for modern lighting) can be fitted, NEM coupling as standard.
17 new versions are being produced with an anticipated release Q2-Q3 2022
2P-000-004 Collett Coach BR Maroon Composite W7001W
2P-000-035 Collett Coach BR Crimson/Cream Composite W7027
2P-000-053 Collett Coach Chocolate & Cream Shirtbutton Composite 7030
2P-000-059 Collett Coach Chocolate & Cream Composite Great Western 7011
2P-000-106 Collett Coach BR Second Maroon W1080W
2P-000-107 Collett Coach BR Second Maroon W506W
2P-000-135 Collett Coach BR Crimson/Cream Second W553
2P-000-136 Collett Coach BR Crimson/Cream Second W1137
2P-000-155 Collett Coach Chocolate & Cream 3rd Shirtbutton 581
2P-000-156 Collett Coach Chocolate & Cream 3rd Shirtbutton 1153
2P-000-160 Collett Coach Chocolate & Cream 3rd Great Western 1133
2P-000-161 Collett Coach Chocolate & Cream 3rd Great Western 521
2P-000-204 Collett Coach BR Brake Composite Maroon W6706W
2P-000-234 Collett Coach BR Crimson/Cream Brake Composite W7345
2P-000-253 Collett Coach Chocolate & Cream Brake Composite Shirtbutton 7061
2P-000-284 Collett Coach Chocolate & Cream Brake Composite Great Western 6355
2P-000-311 Collett Coach Chocolate Cream Full Brake Great Western 181

We still have a number of earlier Dapol GWR Collett coach releases in stock and available to order now, click here>>>

Note: Images above are of previous releases for illustrative purposes.

Subject to alteration.

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