N Gauge 2-6-0 Mogul!

Posted by Oliver Davies on

Dapol announced a number of new products at this past weekends TINGS show (The International N Gauge Show). 


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The major new announcement is the exciting new range of N Gauge 2-6-0 Mogul locomotives! Expected due date TBC.

Pricing is as follows:
DCC Ready £144.50 (RRP £170.00)
DCC Fitted £174.25 (RRP £205.00)
DCC Sound £238.00 (RRP £280.00)

Proposed Liveries:

2S-043-001 GWR Churchward Built 63xx 2-6-0 Mogul 6336 'Great Western' Green 
2S-043-002 GWR Churchward Built 63xx 2-6-0 Mogul 6385 Shirt Button Green
2S-043-003 GWR Churchward Built 63xx 2-6-0 Mogul 7301 'GWR' Green
2S-043-004 GWR Churchward Built 63xx 2-6-0 Mogul 6324 BR Black, Early Crest
2S-043-005 GWR Churchward Built 63xx 2-6-0 Mogul 6364 BR Green, Early Crest
2S-043-006 GWR Churchward Built 63xx 2-6-0 Mogul 7310 BR Green, Late Crest


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Many original GA drawings were used in the development of these accurate and authentic models. The locomotive has a diecast chassis with a coreless motor driving the rear wheels. To add compensation the centre driving wheels are sprung, the front pony truckis also sprung and operates on a cam so the model will negotiates R2 curves with ease. 



To portray these locomotives over their lifetime many details have been drawn up as follows:

Body: 

  • Diecast boiler
  • Smokebox with/without cylinder steam pipes
  • Diecast footplate
  • Churchward taper buffers
  • Collett straight shank buffers
  • Tall vacuum pipe for early versions
  • Lower vacuum pipe for later period
  • Tall safety valve cover
  • Short safety valve cover
  • Smokebox top mounted lamp bracket
  • Smokebox door mounted lamp bracket for BR period
  • Smokebox number plate for BR period
  • Highly detailed cab interior

Chassis:
  • Diecast Chassis - Split frames for live bearing pick-up
  • Blackend nickel plated diecast driving wheels
  • Brass bearings
  • Plastic keeper plate with brake shoe & linkage details
  • Sprung centre driving wheels
  • Wheels to NMRA standard

Electrical:

  • Pickup from locomotive driving wheels and tender wheels
  • Coreless motor
  • Easily removable tender body
  • Space for sugar cube speaker in tender
  • Locomotive to tender with electrical connections for motor and locomotive pickup via pin and socket mounted under the cab
  • DCC Ready models have provision for a NEXT-18 decoder in the tender.

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