Rapido Trains OO 966003 SECR 385 Class O1 0-6-0 South Eastern & Chatham Railway WW1 era Grey

Highly detailed model of SECR class O1 locomotive number 385 finished in the SECR plain grey livery applied during WW1.
Designed by James Stirling for the South Eastern Railway and later modified with a larger boiler these class O1 locomotives served on many branch lines, including the Kent & East Sussex and East Kent 'light railways' into the early 1960s. The last O1 was withdrawn in 1962 with one example in preservation.
This Rapido Trains model has been carefully designed from archival materials including works drawings from the various phases of these locomotives lives and an on-site survey of No.65 at the Bluebell Railway. The chassis features a smooth-running mechanism, factory-installed speaker and sleak tender connection. and a warming firebox glow. The open cab interior has been fully detailed, completed with a firebox glow.