Description
The Rapido 033529 is an HO scale MLW M420 + M420B set in British Columbia Railway (BC Rail) livery — #645 (M420 A-unit) and #687 (M420B booster) — with factory-installed DCC and Sound.
Prototype: The MLW M420 is a Canadian-built 2000 hp 4-axle road switcher with the comfort cab ("safety cab"), built by Montreal Locomotive Works 1973–1977. Total production was 103 units across four railways: CN (80), BC Rail (16, including 8 B-units), FdE Chile (2), and Providence & Worcester (5). BC Rail's M420 fleet was a backbone of the BCOL (later BC Rail) mainline through the 1970s–1990s.
- Scale: HO
- Prototype: MLW M420 + M420B (2000 hp, 4-axle, comfort cab)
- Railroad: British Columbia Railway (BC Rail)
- Road numbers: #645 (A-unit) + #687 (B-unit booster)
- DCC: Factory-installed DCC + sound decoder
- Rapido detail features: 3D-scanned from a real M420 (MR-20b / MR-20c classes), dead-straight metal side handrails with plastic stanchions, full underframe detail (traction motor cables, brake piping, rerailer), 2- or 3-panel radiators, louvered or large-opening electrical cabinet door, separate grab irons and handrails factory-installed
- Lighting: Operating headlights, rear lights, tri-colour class lights, illuminated cab control stand
- BC Rail-specific: Correct fuel tank size + location, 4 nose / pilot rock lights, rebuilt steps
- Rapido SKU: 033529
About Rapido Trains: Canadian model-railroad manufacturer (Markham, Ontario) founded in 2005 by Jason Shron. Renowned for extreme prototype accuracy and engineering — every Rapido model is 3D-scanned or measured from a preserved prototype, with road-specific details, factory-installed grab irons and handrails, fully detailed cab interiors, and class-leading running qualities. The catalogue covers HO and N-scale locomotives (with a Canadian focus but extensive US prototypes), passenger and freight rolling stock, plus 1:87 scale buses and scenery accessories.
In stock at Oakville Model Trains Depot.