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O Gauge GWR M3/M4 Shunters Truck
Aug 05, 2024
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O Gauge GWR M3/M4 Shunters Truck
We are very delighted to announce the launch of the O Gauge GWR M3 & M4 Shunters Truck. These will be available in both GWR and BR liveries with a selection of running numbers and place names including an unnumbered version of the M3 and M4 wagon.
Prototype Background
The M3 Shunter’s trucks came around in 1912 when modifications were made to the previous design of M2 shunter’s truck which included self-contained buffers and non-wrap around handrails. Roughly 41 of these were built with modifications between the batches like lamp irons, step supports and handrails changing. In 1920, the design was changed and became the M4 shunter’s truck which don’t look very different from the later M3 ones. Roughly 44 of these were built up until 1938 with a few of the later batches having disk wheels fitted rather than spoked. Both types lasted into BR with some having steam heat through pipes and vac pipes fitted. A few Shunter’s trucks managed to last to the 70s/80s in locations such as Fowey and Cardiff. The Dapol model is designed to cover both these types and most of the differences between them. Also covered is the different lamp iron positions as they moved from GWR to BR.
M3 Shunters Truck Rendered CAD Images
Specification
- Die-cast compensated chassis
- Finely profiled disk or spoked wheels and axles with brass bearing pockets
- Highly detailed injection moulded body
- Many separately added fine details
- Sprung metal buffers
- Sprung instanter coupling
- Fully modelled DC III brake gear
- Separately included vac pipe
M4 Shunters Truck Rendered CAD Images
Proposed Models
- 7F-074-001M3 Shunters Truck 41731 Severn Tunnel Junction (GWR Early)
- 7F-074-002M3 Shunters Truck 41734 Newton Abbot (BR)
- 7F-074-003M3 Shunters Truck Unnumbered & Unnamed (GWR Late)
- 7F-074-004M3 Shunters Truck 41736 Bristol. Bristol Canons Marsh (GWR Late)
- 7F-074-005M3 Shunters Truck 41737 Shrewsbury Coton Hill (GWR Late
- 7F-074-006M3 Shunters Truck 94981 Bordesley Junction (Carr' Sidings) (GWR Late)
- 7F-074-007M3 Shunters Truck 94986 Pontypool Road (GWR Late)
- 7F-074-008 M3 Shunters Truck 94988 Worcester (BR)
- 7F-074-009M3 Shunters Truck 94989 Leamington Spa (BR)
- 7F-074-010M3Shunters Truck 94993 Alexandra Dock Junction (BR)
- 7F-074-011M3 Shunters Truck 94998 Penzance Goods (BR)
- 7F-074-012M4 Shunters Truck 41046 Laira Down Side (BR)
- 7F-074-013M4 Shunters Truck 41053 Old Oak Common (GWR Late)
- 7F-074-014M4 Shunters Truck 41054 Park Royal (GWR Late)
- 7F-074-015M4 Shunters Truck 41092 Swindon (BR)
- 7F-074-016M4 Shunters Truck 41098 Kidderminster (BR)
- 7F-074-017M4 Shunters Truck 41100 Didcot (GWR Late)
- 7F-074-018M4 Shunters Truck Unnumbered & Unnamed (BR)
- 7F-074-019M4 Shunters Truck 94947 Birmingham Moor Street (GWR Late)
- 7F-074-020M4 Shunters Truck 94958 Gloucester. Gloucester T Sidings (BR)
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Project Update
Final CAD review is under way. Once this is complete the project will move into the tooling room. We look forward to being able to bring you more news when we have first shots/EP's. We estimate these models will be arriving in shops towards the end of Q4 2025.
Order at your preferred Dapol stockist today
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