903503 Rapido Trains OO Gauge 16 inch Hunslet Beatrice North Yorkshire Area NCB Lined Red - DCC SOUND

The 16in 0-6-0ST was the largest of a range of ‘standard’ loco-motives offered by the Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds. Cus-tomers could buy similar looking locomotives with 12, 14 and 15in diameter cylinders. They were de-signed for industry where owners were looking for a locomotive that was economical, simple to operate and easy to maintain. Customers could choose extra embellishments. 

Prototype Factfile
Built: 1923-1958 (44 built)
How long did they last? Hunslet 16in 0-6-0STs were still in reve-nue-earning service well into the 1970s.
Where did they work? Mines, collieries and quarries throughout Yorkshire and the Midlands although one worked in a power station in Wales. Five were built for export. Can I see one? There are at least nine left in Britain.

Here’s the specification of our ‘OO’ gauge model:

• Designed from original works drawings and field visits to a number of 16in Hunslets.

• Designed from original works drawings and field visits to a number of 16in Hunslets.

• Die-cast construction

• Quality mechanism

• Next18 decoder socket

• NEM coupler pockets

• Sprung buffers

• Key detail changes between individual locomotives