Comparison of OO 2-8-0 Class 28xx/2884 GWR models

Hornby OO 2-8-0 Class 28xx/2884 GWR Hornby OO 2-8-0 Class 28xx/2884 GWR Dapol OO 2-8-0 Class 28xx/2884 GWR
Manufacturer Hornby Hornby Dapol
Year model introduced 1991 2010 2024
DCC Capability Motor fitted but no DCC socket. Ringfield motor DCC Ready. 8-pin socket DCC Ready. 18-pin socket
Detailing
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details
2 wire stays Yes
No No
Chimney No No Yes
Coal load(s) No No Yes
Drain cocks No Yes
No
Handrails Yes
Yes
Yes
Lamp irons No No Yes
Numbers - etched - require fitting No No Yes
Pipe work No Yes
Yes
Regulator linkage No No Yes
Release valve No No Yes
Reverser No Yes
Yes
Safety valve Yes
No Yes
Smokebox door (removable - slide-out) No No Yes
Smokebox door dart No Yes
Yes
Smokebox door numberplate No No Yes
Tender handbrakes Yes
No No
Toolboxes No Yes
No
Whistle No No Yes
Whistle - turned brass Yes
Yes
No
Chassis/underframe detail
Brake rigging chassis Yes
Yes
Yes
Correct-thickness "stamped" rods No Yes
Yes
Fluted connecting rods with oily finish No No Yes
Footsteps No No Yes
Inside valve gear No No Yes
Inside valve gear (cosmetic) No Yes
No
Lubricator mechanism No No Yes
Pipework No No Yes
Sanding gear No No Yes
Cab, footplate & interior detail
Cab variations - open & closed No Yes
No
Detailed & painted No Yes
Yes
Fallplate No No Yes
Glazing No Yes
Yes
Tender
Has easy-to-use coupling to loco Yes
No Yes
Has enclosure for speaker No Yes
Yes
Houses digital decoder No Yes
No
Houses PCB No Yes
No
Permanently coupled to locomotive No Yes
No
Wheel "aesthetics"
Chemically-blackened No No Yes
Coloured-plastic Yes
Yes
No
Compensated axles No No Yes
Metal-pin point bearings No No Yes
Nickel-plated Yes
No No
Painted No No Yes
Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted)
Cosmetic coupling - hook only No Yes
No
Cosmetic screw link coupling No No Yes
Pipework - pre-fitted to front Yes
Yes
Yes
Pipework - pre-fitted to rear Yes
Yes
Yes
Sprung buffers No Yes
Yes
Mechanical
Body Construction No No Plastic with metal parts
Working cosmetic features
Smoke unit pre-fitted Yes
No No
Chassis construction Plastic & metal
Plastic & metal
Heavy diecast
Loco-driven wheels (number of) None
2 wheels
8 wheels
Minimum radius Radius 2
Radius 2
Radius 2
Coupling socket/mounting
Fixed Yes
No No
NEM pockets No Yes
Yes
Coupling type Tension lock
Tension lock
Tension lock
Weighting (to assist adhesion)
Within boiler No Yes
No
Within chassis No Yes
Yes
Within tender Yes
No Yes
Separating the body from the chassis Secured with one or more screws
No Secured with one or more screws
Electrical
Motor type Ringfield
5-pole (standard)
5-pole supercreep with 2 flywheels
Motor location Tender
Locomotive
Locomotive
Power collection 2 rail DC
2 rail DC
2 rail DC
Working lights
Firebox flicker Yes
No Yes
Pickups No Driving wheels only
Driving wheels and tender wheels
DCC speaker No provision for speaker
Provision for 28mm round speaker
Provision for dual large speakers
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