Manufacturer | Minitrix | Dapol |
Year model introduced | 1975 | 2008 |
DCC Capability | DCC compatible but no socket. Complete rewire required - N | DCC Ready. 6-pin socket |
Detailing | ||
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details | ||
Chimney | No |
Yes |
Handrails |
Yes |
Yes |
Injector | No |
Yes |
Injector pipework | No |
Yes |
Lamp irons | No |
Yes |
Nameplates - etched - pre-fitted | No |
Yes |
Pipe work | No |
Yes |
Reverser | No |
Yes |
Safety valve | No |
Yes |
Smoke deflectors | No |
Yes |
Smokebox door dart | No |
Yes |
Smokebox door numberplate | No |
Yes |
Tender ladder | No |
Yes |
Whistle | No |
Yes |
Chassis/underframe detail | ||
Brake rigging chassis |
Yes |
No |
Correct-thickness "stamped" rods | No |
Yes |
Footsteps | No |
Yes |
Inside valve gear (cosmetic) | No |
Yes |
Pipework | No |
Yes |
Sprung front bogie | No |
Yes |
Cab, footplate & interior detail | ||
Detailed | No |
Yes |
Glazing | No |
Yes |
Tender | ||
Houses digital decoder | No |
Yes |
Houses PCB | No |
Yes |
Permanently coupled to locomotive |
Yes |
Yes |
Tender drive shaft connects to loco driving wheels | No |
Yes |
Wheel "aesthetics" | ||
Chemically-blackened | No |
Yes |
Coloured-plastic |
Yes |
No |
Nickel-plated |
Yes |
No |
Painted | No |
Yes |
Traction tyres |
Yes |
No |
Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted) | ||
Cosmetic coupling - hook only | No |
Yes |
Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack) | ||
Cosmetic Screwlink couplings | No |
Yes |
Pipework (for front) | No |
Yes |
Pipework (for rear) | No |
Yes |
Detail pack also contains... | ||
Cab doors | No |
Yes |
Spare drive shaft | No |
Yes |
Mechanical | ||
Body Construction | No |
Plastic with metal parts |
Chassis construction |
Plastic & metal |
Heavy diecast |
Loco-driven wheels (number of) |
10 wheels |
10 wheels |
Minimum radius |
Radius 1 |
Radius 2 |
Coupling socket/mounting | ||
Fixed |
Yes |
No |
NEM pockets | No |
Yes |
Coupling type |
N-gauge standard Arnold-Rapido |
N-gauge Arnold-Rapido with NEM socket |
Weighting (to assist adhesion) | ||
Within chassis | No |
Yes |
Within tender |
Yes |
No |
Separating the body from the chassis |
Secured with one or more screws |
Secured with one or more screws |
Electrical | ||
Motor type |
3-pole |
5-pole supercreep with 2 flywheels |
Motor location |
Locomotive |
Tender |
Power collection |
2 rail DC |
2 rail DC |
Pickups |
All wheels |
All wheels |
DCC speaker |
No provision for speaker |
No provision for speaker |
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