4mm RTR locos

Accurascale GWR pannier family

Accurascale has announced a 57xx/8750 Pannier family, with a full range of variations. Expected, hopefully, Q1 2025. Further details. (image courtesy Accurascale)

Accurascale Manor 7801

Accurascale has set a new RTR quality bar with its Manor

Dapol Prairie from the 2nd series

Dapol is soon to release a second series of large Prairies featuring straight-drop front frames and different cab roof profiles

This list shows most GWR 4mm ready-to-run locos produced since the 1970s. The list is arranged by year of introduction on the GWR, and indicates current and previous manufacturers, although this has been simplified.

The list also indicates whether the models have been recently marketed, i.e. within the past 8 years or so, but please note manufacturers do upgrades to body and/or chassis designs from time to time. Discontinued models are often still available secondhand, or can be purchased at shows or found on ebay. NYA = not yet available.

Golden Age Models is planning to produce OO models of Star, Castle and King locos, plus Super Saloons, Cornish Riviera Centenary and some Collett large-window Sunshine coaches.

Class	Wheels	Introduced	Manufactuer	Previous manufacturer	Comments
Dean Goods	0-6-0	1883	Oxford Rail	-	numerous loco body accuracy issues, but 2500g tender is excellent
Dean Goods	0-6-0	1883	Hornby	Airfix/Dapol/ Mainline	Good body, poor chassis
Achilles	4-2-2	1894	Hornby	Triang/Hornby	Highly compromised, poor bogie, 2007 version fair runner
2721	0-6-0PT	1897	Hornby	-	Body too high and too long, inaccurate chassis
Saint	4-6-0	1902	Hornby	-	Wrong body dimensions
No. 101	0-4-0T	1902	Hornby	-	Chassis is fictional
City	4-4-0	1902	Bachmann	-	Good
28xx/2884	2-8-0	1903	Dapol	-	NYA
28xx	2-8-0	1903	Hornby	-	Newer revised version is good
County 38xx	4-4-0	1904	Hornby	-	Fair, especially body
Steam Railmotor		1905	Kernow	-	diagrams O & R
4400	2-6-2T	1906	Rapido	-	NYA
4500	2-6-2T	1906	Rapido	-	NYA
4500	2-6-2T	1906	Bachmann	-	Good
40xx (Star)	4-6-0	1907	Hornby	-	Good
1361	0-6-0ST	1910	Kernow	-	Some inaccuracies
1361	0-6-0ST	1910	Heljan	-	-
42xx	2-8-0T	1910	Hornby	-	Footplate prone to warping
Mogul	2-6-0	1911	Dapol	-	Available in a variety of eras and styles. Disappointing slidebars and gear ratio on the 1st batch, but these are now being revised on the 2nd batch.
43xx	2-6-0	1911	Bachmann	Mainline	Compromised body, reasonable running
47xx	2-8-0	1919	Heljan	-	-
30xx (ROD)	2-8-0	1919	Bachmann	-	GWR version of LNER Class 04
52xx	2-8-0T	1923	Hornby	-	straight footplate and raised footplate versions produced
Castle	4-6-0	1923	Hornby	-	The latest version, issued in 2010, is very good. (There were previous editions, see here. The last of the ex-Airfix versions was Hogwarts Castle.)
Castle	4-6-0	1923	Dapol	Loco was ex-Airfix. Issued with a Hawksworth tender.	No longer available
Castle	4-6-0	1923	Wrenn	Hornby Dublo	Poor body, fair running
Castle	4-6-0	1923	Fulgurex		Japanese brass import
56xx	0-6-2T	1924	Bachmann	Mainline	Good
4575	2-6-2T	1927	Rapido	-	NYA
4575	2-6-2T	1927	Lima	-	Poor, especially chassis
4575	2-6-2T	1927	Bachmann	-	Good
King	4-6-0	1927	Lima	-	Poor chassis
King	4-6-0	1927	Hornby	-	Latest tooling (2010) is good. Several previous versions of lesser quality were produced at various times, including 1980 and 1978.
King	4-6-0	1927	Farish	-	Crude by modern standards. Thought to have originated in 1951.
King	4-6-0	1927	Fulgurex		Japanese brass import
Hall	4-6-0	1928	Hornby	Triang	Wrong dimensions and poor running – replaced by newer (2015) version, see below
Hall	4-6-0	1928	Hornby	-	Good
Hall	4-6-0	1928	Bachmann	-	Good
57xx/8750	0-6-0PT	1929	Accurascale	-	NYA. Many variations. Expected Q1 2025
57xx	0-6-0PT	1929	Bachmann	Mainline/ Replica	Good body, good running
41xx/61xx	2-6-2T	1929	Hornby	-	new tooling 2019
41xx/51xx/61xx	2-6-2T	1929	Dapol	-	new tooling 2021, many different versions
Collett Goods	0-6-0	1930	Bachmann	Mainline/ Replica	Reasonable body, some accuracy issues, good running. Available with various tender types.
61xx	2-6-2T	1931	Hornby	Mainline/ Dapol	Good, especially body – replaced by 2019 new tooling, see below
93xx	2-6-0	1932	Bachmann	-	Fair
64xx	0-6-0PT	1932	Bachmann	-	Very good
48xx/ 14xx/ 58xx	0-4-2T	1932	Hattons	-	Very good body, poor chassis design and performance. Post-WWII condition
48xx/14xx	0-4-2T	1932	Hornby	Airfix/Dapol	Reasonable body. Newer Hornby chassis is not a good runner
8750	0-6-0PT	1933	Bachmann	-	Very good, much detail
8750	0-6-0PT	1933	Hornby	Triang	Poor
72xx	2-8-2T	1934	Hornby	-	straight footplate and raised footplate versions produced
1366	0-6-0PT	1934	Heljan	-	-
Railcar 'Flying Banana'		1935	Dapol	-	Nos 5–16
Railcar (Express Parcels)		1935	Dapol	-	No 17
Grange	4-6-0	1936	Hornby	-	Good different tenders available
Dukedog	4-4-0	1936	Bachmann	-	Very good
Manor	4-6-0	1938	Accurascale	-
Manor	4-6-0	1938	Dapol	-
Manor	4-6-0	1938	Bachmann	Mainline	Poor body, reasonable running
2884	2-8-0	1938	Hornby	-	Good, especially running
Railcar		1940	Heljan	-
Railcar		1940	Hornby	Lima	Fair
Ex-LBSC/ WC&PR Terrier	0-6-0T	1940	Hornby	Dapol	Good
Railcar (Express Parcels)		1941	Heljan	-
Railcar (Express Parcels)		1941	Lima	-	Fair
Railcar (Express Parcels)		1941	Hornby	Lima	Fair
Modified Hall	4-6-0	1944	Bachmann	previous version originally made by Replica	retooled 2021 – good, especially running
County 10xx	4-6-0	1945	Hornby	Dapol
County 10xx	4-6-0	1945	Dapol	Originally planned but never released by Airfix	Single- and double-chimney versions produced. No longer available, loco body used subsequently by Hornby.
94xx	0-6-0PT	1947	Bachmann	-
94xx	0-6-0PT	1947	Lima	-	Poor, especially chassis
15xx (Hawksworth)	0-6-0PT	1949	Rapido	-	(This is not a GWR loco in the strict sense.)
16xx	0-6-0PT	1949	Model Rail/Rapido	-	(This is not a GWR loco in the strict sense.)