4S-009-002S Dapol 28xx Steam Loco number 2804 Great Western

New release - pre-orders invited - expected 4th Quarter 2026 preauthkernow

The GWR prototype 2-8-0 locomotive 2800 (originally No 97) was built in 1903 and underwent two years of trials before further production began which resulted in 84 of the class being built. The design was much in advance of its time and this class and the slightly modified 2884 class were built from 1903 until 1942. They remained the standard freight design on the GWR for the rest of the Company’s existence and were used on the heaviest freight trains.

Features

• DCC Sound Fitted with synchronised firebox flicker
• NEM Couplings
• Highly Detailed Finish
• A diecast compensated chassis
• Detailed cab interior with screw reverse
• The front pony truck is also sprung and operates on a cam so the model will negotiate R2 curves with ease
• Churchward top feed boiler
• Original and later Boiler support/motion bracket
• Churchward vertical drop & curved drop Footplates
• Churchward (tapered) & Collet (Straight) sprung buffers
• Smoke boxes with inside or outside steam pipes GWR & BR smoke box doors (with separately added number plate)
• A slide in PCB offers simple ‘tool-free’ installation of a NEXT-18 DCC decoder and a ’no-solder’ speaker connection.
• This board slides through the smoke box door and connects directly to the locomotive mother board.
• The tender to locomotive drawbar includes reliable electrical connections moulded within the close-coupling push-fit coupling. This eliminates wired plugs and unreliable wiper style connections.
• The locomotive and tender have electrical pick-up on all driving and tender wheels
• An optional base reflex speaker can be fitted into the tender.
• An audio frequency filter is integrated within the main locomotive PCB to ensure each speaker reproduces within it’s ideal frequency range
• Dapol’s proven slow speed mechanism and high torque motor