Manufacturer | Minitrix | Graham Farish | Dapol |
Year model introduced | 1980 | 1999 | 2012 |
DCC Capability | DCC incompatible | DCC compatible but no socket | DCC Ready. 6-pin socket |
Bodyshell | |||
Bodyshells represented (of Prototypes) | |||
Partial skirt | No | No |
Yes |
Detailing | |||
Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details | |||
Chimney | No | No |
Yes |
Handrails |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Nameplates - etched - pre-fitted | No | No |
Yes |
Safety valves - turned brass | No | No |
Yes |
Whistle |
Yes |
No | No |
Whistle - turned brass | No | No |
Yes |
Chassis/underframe detail | |||
Brake rigging chassis |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Bodyshell - separately-fitted details - in detailing pack (where applicable) | |||
Chimney | No | No |
Yes |
Cab, footplate & interior detail | |||
Detailed & painted | No | No |
Yes |
Fallplate | No | No |
Yes |
Glazing | No | No |
Yes |
Tender | |||
Houses digital decoder | No | No |
Yes |
Houses PCB | No | No |
Yes |
Permanently coupled to locomotive |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Tender drive shaft connects to loco driving wheels | No | No |
Yes |
Wheel "aesthetics" | |||
Chemically-blackened | No | No |
Yes |
Coloured-plastic |
Yes |
No | No |
Nickel-plated |
Yes |
No | No |
Painted | No | No |
Yes |
Traction tyres |
Yes |
No | No |
Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted) | |||
Cosmetic coupling - hook only | No | No |
Yes |
Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack) | |||
Pipework (for front) | No | No |
Yes |
Pipework (for rear) | No | No |
Yes |
Mechanical | |||
Body Construction | No | No |
Plastic with metal parts |
Chassis construction |
Plastic & metal |
No |
Plastic & metal |
Loco-driven wheels (number of) |
6 wheels |
No |
6 wheels |
Minimum radius |
Radius 1 |
No |
Radius 2 |
Coupling socket/mounting | |||
Fixed |
Yes |
No | No |
NEM pockets | No | No |
Yes |
Coupling type |
N-gauge standard Arnold-Rapido |
No |
N-gauge Arnold-Rapido with NEM socket |
Weighting (to assist adhesion) | |||
Within boiler | No | No |
Yes |
Within chassis |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Within tender |
Yes |
No | No |
Separating the body from the chassis |
Secured with one or more screws |
No |
Secured with one or more screws |
Electrical | |||
Motor type |
3-pole |
No |
5-pole super creep |
Motor location |
Locomotive |
No |
Tender |
Power collection |
2 rail DC |
No |
2 rail DC |
Working lights | |||
Headlamps |
Yes |
No | No |
Pickups |
All wheels |
No |
Driving wheels and tender wheels |
DCC speaker |
No provision for speaker |
No |
No provision for speaker |
Items in Stock | View | View | View |
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