WORLDWIDE SHIPPING!  OPENING HOURS: MON - SAT 10AM to 4.30PM / 10AM to 4PM SUN & Bank Holidays

Choose a category...
Welcome to Kernow Model Rail Centre  /   Call our team on 01209 714099 for all enquiries & orders  /   Post Free UK Orders over £250. More details >>>

0 x item(s)

64 selected products
  • 58513 ESU LokSound 5 XL DCC/MM/SX/S4 Blank Decoder
  • 371-862 Graham Farish Class 158 2-Car DMU 158856 Central Trains
  • 7D-011-002S WSL Dapol Streamlined Railcar number 10 GWR
  • PSG21 WSL Pecoscene Tuft Strips 4mm Daffoldils (10)
  • NLRL003 Oxford Diecast Land Rover Lightweight - Royal Air Force
  • 958004 Rapido LNER J52/2 No.4226 LNER Black with Red Lining
  • GM1900 Gaugemaster Grey Granite Ballast N 250g
  • FS773 Woodland Scenics Red Flowering Tufts
  • DA6 Springside Guards Van Lamps (Black) (Pack of 5)
  • C1258 Woodland Scenics Scale Wall Concrete
  • 2P-004-016 Dapol Autocoach number 189 in GWR Brown livery
  • 4967 WSL Heljan MK1 BG BR unlined Crimson E80638 (BR1)
  • GM2210403 Dapol Class 153 Sprinter DMU number 153 377 ScotRail
  • 58055 Noch Extra Long Wall Profi Hard Foam 67 x 12.5cm
  • 36-006B Bachmann Thompson Bogies
  • 950013 Rapido LNWR D90 4-Plank Open - No.48166 LNWR Loco Coal
  • 2S-034-006 Dapol West Country ‘Exeter’ 34001 BR Green
  • 7F-047-006 WSL Dapol HEA Coal Hooper Wagon 360620 Mainline
  • 16809 Noch two kayaks and kayakers
  • FC1639 Woodland Scenics Forest Blend Underbrush Shaker
  • ACC2228 Accurascale Magnetic Dellner Coupling Pack - 8 Couplings
  • R8097 Hornby Disc 3 holed Wheels
  • 24-000 Kato Unitrack Rerailer
  • 950016 Rapido LNWR D90 4-Plank Open - No.256069 LMS Bauxite
  • DA94 Springside 2 Girls with hoop and rope
  • NR307 Peco CDA China Clay Wagon - DB Cargo
  • 958003 Rapido LNER J52/2 No.1228 LNER Black with Red Lining
  • 7066 Slaters BR Insulated Van Kit
  • 36-015 Bachmann Metal 3 hole disc wagon wheels
  • R7196 WSL Hornby Lichen - Autumn Mix
  • NR202B WSL Peco Wagon Loads Blue Bricks
  • 9404 Heljan BR Mk1 CCT in BR Breakdown Train Yellow livery
  • NR604 Peco Wagon Load Kit - Granite
  • C1257 Woodland Scenics Double Tunnel Mouth Cut Stone
  • 15953 Noch Lovers in action on office desk
  • 959012 Rapido GNoSR F Class No.49 'Gordon Highlander' - Green
  • 2S-020-008D Dapol B17 Easterling Set - 61669 - BR early emblem
  • 959005 Rapido GNoSR V Class No.6834 - LNER Apple Green
  • K2600-38B D600 Class 41 Warship Diesel chassis block Black
  • M0058 Metcalfe Semi-Cut Stone B1 Card Sheets
  • K2600-59 Medium D600 Class 41 Warship Diesel gears
  • GM2210601 Dapol Class 33/0 Diesel Locomotive 33 021 Eastleigh
  • 7F-056-032 WSL Dapol Standard Plywood Van Brewdog Elvis Juice
  • R8249 Hornby DCC Locomotive Decoder 8 Pin
  • 5858 WSL Heljan Class 58 Diesel Loco Railfreight Grey Unnumbered
  • PO236 Metcalfe Footbridge Kit
  • 57710 Noch Dolomite Wall Card 64x15cm
  • 31-497SF Bachmann Class 158 2-Car DMU 158839 Transport for Wales
  • 958001 Rapido GNR J13 No.1210 GNR Green
  • 964007 Rapido GWR 'Open C' - GWR No.94751
  • NR45M Peco Cattle Truck number 294528
  • C1254 Woodland Scenics Single Tunnel Mouth Timber
  • BPGM11GR Gaugemaster Layout Wire 100m roll - Grey 7 x 0.2mm
  • 22-018 Kato SX Controller
  • 967255 Rapido Sir John L. L. Kaye Bart. (7-plank)
  • GM2210201 Dapol Class 73 Electro-Diesel Locomotive number E6003
  • 4A03 Slaters Locomotive Crew - Pack of 4 unpainted figures
  • OR76TOT001 Oxford Rail GWR Totem A GWR (Pre 1904) No. 41910
  • K2600-58 D600 Class 41 Warship Diesel gear housing
  • 525 Ratio Coal / Timber Merchants Depot
  • 32-487 Bachmann Class 40 Disc Headcode D213 'Andania' BR Green
  • R8096 Hornby Disc Wheels
  • 965008 Rapido Andrew Barclay Fireless 0-4-0 - Gloucester
  • 372-262 Graham Farish Class 47/7 47745
965008 Rapido Andrew Barclay Fireless 0-4-0 - Gloucester 965008 Rapido Andrew Barclay Fireless 0-4-0 - Gloucester
Click an image to enlarge.

965008 Rapido Andrew Barclay Fireless 0-4-0 - Gloucester

Add To Comparison

965008 Rapido Andrew Barclay Fireless 0-4-0 - Gloucester Corporation (Works No. 2126)

Rapido say "We’re putting hard-working firemen out of a job with a new announcement of a chuffing Caledonia. We love steam locos at Rapido, and most of them follow similar design principles. The Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 Fireless well and truly takes the design rulebook and throws it out of the window. We are very proud to bring you the first ever ready-to-run OO Gauge British Fireless locomotive!

As the railways established themselves as a reliable method to transport goods, one problem came to the fore – fire. Steam locos fundamentally need a heat source created from some form of fire to turn water into steam. However, this fire (alongside sparks emitted from the chimney) caused great concern in environments where munitions, fuel or other flammable materials were being moved or stored. The solution to the frustratingly flammable freight is a locomotive that won't spark or have a naked flame on board. In more recent years the the answer would be simple - utilise a flameproof diesel or electric-powered loco. However, at the turn of the last century these types of locomotives were just glints in the eyes of railway operators. Thankfully, some bright spark had the clever idea of harnessing steam power in a large rechargeable steam reservoir, which would sit in place of the boiler of a conventional steam locomotive. This reservoir would be filled with a mix of boiling water and steam at high pressure. As the locomotive worked, the steam would be used and thus the pressure in the reservoir would drop. This in turn allowed the water to start to boil, replacing the steam that had been used. With this method, a locomotive could work for about 4 hours before recharging. The result is a design that has a distinct lack of key features which people associate with more traditional steam locomotives, such as a smokebox and chimney, a firebox, forward-mounted cylinders and coal bunkers or tenders. Its lack of a firebox requires the cylinders to be rear-mounted both to improve efficiency and redistribute the weight of the loco. The other features are missing simply because they are surplus to requirements.

Our Fireless locomotives are ideal for shunting wagons carrying dangerous goods. Whether you love or loathe its functional and raw design, you would be hard-pressed to argue that the Fireless didn’t push the boundaries of railway design. Engineered to be simple and rugged, they could run anywhere there was an existing steam supply and allowed single-man working. They were also very cheap to maintain. The Fireless was a true pioneer of rechargeable transportation.

The largest number of British-built Fireless locomotives was constructed by Andrew Barclay & Co. Ltd.: an impressive 114 were built between 1913 and 1961 of varying designs. It was only fitting that we pick the most numerous of Barclay’s prototypes, the ‘Caledonia’, to produce as the very first ready-to-run OO Gauge British Fireless loco.

These industrial oddities survived far longer than most British Railways and industrial coal-fired steam locos with many examples working into the 1980s and even into the 1990s.

Something for everyone - ten versions are available with differing detail variations and a wide variety of colourful liveries. We wanted to represent locos from the 1920s right through to the present day, so we have given a choice of a variety of liveries covering the loco's lengthy history, including two generic variants which represent a typical early and late style ‘Caledonia’ ideal for any industrial layout! We’ve even included a very long-lived loco (Croda Chemical Works) believed to be one of the last working Fireless locomotives in the UK, and potentially the last steam locomotive in regular industrial use across the nation. Perfect to run alongside more modern traction!

These quirky little engines had so many tweaks and subtle changes added over the years that we simply couldn’t cover them all, but we've added a selection of interesting polybag parts such as oil and electric lamps, cab side windows, low doors, shutters and full cab doors. That way you can personalise them to your heart's content! DCC Ready and DCC Sound-Fitted options are available. Sound models will be equipped with an ESU LokSound 5 NANO decoder (using an E24 interface) whilst DCC Ready models will have factory-fitted speakers as standard to aid easy upgrading. Oh, despite it being a popular feature of model railway steam locomotives we can confirm that there is absolutely no firebox flicker!"

New release - pre-orders invited - expected during 2025. preauthkernow

Name:
965008 Rapido Andrew Barclay Fireless 0-4-0 - Gloucester
DCC Status:
E24 Socket
Gauge:
OO Gauge
Price:
£ 118.99 Saving £20.96 (14.98%) on RRP (£139.95)
Product Code:
IPQ001
Availability:
Non-Stock Item (Special Order).
Stock Level:
0
Brands
None Deliverable