06 March 2025
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The hugely popular coaches, which were produced in both ready-to-run and kit form, were sold in their thousands before being discontinued in 2018.
Dapol has revealed its decision to dust off the tooling again and make some modifications in its in-house tool shop at Chirk to relaunch these OO models.
Some of the key improvements are listed below;
- New separately fitted underframe details
- Dynamo added
- Vacuum cylinders upgraded as separately fitted parts
- Extra framing added
- Brake shafts added
- Upgraded bogie pivot fixing
- New UK-produced metal wheels
- New adaptor clips for NEM pockets
- Re-polished glazing
The initial livery to be produced will be in BR Carmine, LMS & BR lined maroon versions will be announced in future production runs.
Initial Release
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Composite M16640 BR Unlined Carmine
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Composite M16662 BR Unlined Carmine
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Brake M20547 BR Unlined Carmine
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Brake M20565 BR Unlined Carmine
Future Planned Releases
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Composite 19180 LMS Lined Maroon
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Composite 19175 LMS Lined Maroon
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Composite M19192M BR Lined Maroon
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Composite M19183M BR Lined Maroon
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Brake 25260 LMS Lined Maroon
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Brake 25256 LMS Lined Maroon
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Brake M25250M BR Lined Maroon
- 57ft Stanier Non-Corridor Brake M25270M BR Lined Maroon
Priced at £35, Dapol is making some final fitting adjustments before moulding, decorating and assembling these models begins in Chirk and are expected in shops in Q2, 2025.
The design team is now turning its attention to upgrading the Stanier corridor variant of this coach and seeing what can be done to improve this range.
About the prototype
These coaches were designed by William Stanier in the 1930s as flush-sided metal-clad versions of the previous LMS suburban coaches. The prototype managed to last in service as late as the mid-1960s, in BR use. The prototypes that Dapol's tooling is based on numbered 25 composites and 32 brake end coaches. The coaches appeared in three liveries throughout their service life; LMS-lined maroon, BR Carmine and BR-lined maroon.
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