The iconic Q1 class 0-6-0 was designed under wartime restrictions to provide the Southern Railway with a modern robust, reliable and ecconomical goods engine. Locomotives were uregently required as military traffic and supplies were built up prior to D-day and OVS Bulleid produced an unconventional locomotive. His design minimised materials usage, removed all non-essential parts and made extensive use of fabricated components to reduce building time and cost.

Dapol have fitted the motor into the tender on their model, using a drive shaft to power the locomotive wheels. This has allowed the locomotive to accomodate more weight and maintains the daylight under the boiler. The haulage capacity of development models has proved excellent!
Maximum effort has been put into detailing, essential on these quite plain looking locomotives. The finished models feature separately fitted handrails, white headcode discs, fine rivet detailing, a removable tender coal load and see-through Boxpok pattern wheels with blackened pickup wipers.
Finally, DCC fitting has been made easy, with a 6-pin NEM651 socket incorporated plus identified solder tabs on the circuit board for wired decoder attachment.

Remember! Antics price includes free delivery to mainland UK addresses!