The latest delivery of GWR Toplight Mainline City coaches in OO gauge from Dapol have now arrived in stock!
A huge range of models are available to order now covering multiple vehicle types in a selection of GWR crimson lake, GWR chocolate & cream, GWR brown and BR maroon liveries.
These models are the perfect accompaniment for many of Dapol's GWR steam locomotives and are presented with exquisite detailing and accurate tooling variations.
In Stock Now
£55.08 each
GWR Crimson Lake
GWR Chocolate & Cream with original crest
GWR Chocolate & Cream with Twin Cities crest
GWR Chocolate & Cream with Shirtbutton
GWR Brown
BR maroon
Product Features
Highly detailed models with many separate parts including handrails, end steps, roof lights, taillamps, lamp irons, door handles and more
Accurate tooling variations for multiple vehicle types
Correct number of roof ventilators depending on the prototypical period being modelled
Highly detailed chassis with vacuum tanks, battery boxes and brake linkages all to a high degree of fidelity
9ft bogie bolster with dicast side frames and split axles for electrical pick up
Highly detailed interior with period specific decorations being applied
Kinematic couplings with NEM pockets including special coupling bar to give close coupling
Sprung metal buffers
Internal lighting and directional tail lamp. Can be optionally DCC fitted with a six pin decoder such as the Dapol Imperium Four.
Heavy diecast chassis
Prototype Information
The first order for these coaches was placed in 1915 but due to the First World War they were not built until 1920. The second batch was completed in 1921. Six sets of coaches were produced with a set comprising six coaches.
The coaches were close coupled and constructed with a steel body rather than the traditional wooden paneling. Due to the restrictive loading gauge of the London underground tunnels the carriages are 7 inches lower than other contemporary carriages of the time. This enabled them to travel directly to Aldgate and Liverpool Street, on the Metropolitan Underground system.
The coaches were originally used for commuter traffic from the likes of Reading and Windsor into the City of London. At the start of World War 2 this service was curtailed. However, after the Second World War and into BR days the coaches could be found on services much further afield. The coaches started to be removed from revenue earning service in December 1956 and all had been removed by December 1957.
There was only one significant change made to the design during the lifetime of the coaches which was the removal of one roof ventilator from each compartment.
Two coaches survive in preservation at Didcot Railway Centre.