Compare OO 0-6-0 Class 4F MR/LMS
                            
                                 
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| Manufacturer | Airfix GMR (Great Model Railways) | Airfix GMR (Great Model Railways) | Bachmann Branchline | 
| Year model introduced | 1979 | 2012 | 2013 | 
| DCC Capability | DCC compatible but no socket | DCC Ready. 8-pin socket | DCC Ready. 21-pin socket | 
| Detailing | |||
| Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details | |||
| Coal rails | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Handrails | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Lamp irons | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Pipe work | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Reverser | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Safety valve | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Safety valves - turned brass | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Tender handbrakes | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Toolboxes | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Whistle | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Chassis/underframe detail | |||
| Brake rigging chassis | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Correct-thickness "stamped" rods | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Fluted connecting rods with oily finish | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Footsteps | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Inside valve gear (cosmetic) | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Sanding gear | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Cab, footplate & interior detail | |||
| Detailed & painted | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Fallplate | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Glazing | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Tender | |||
| Has enclosure for speaker | No | 
Yes | 
                                                No | 
| Houses digital decoder | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Houses PCB | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Permanently coupled to locomotive | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Wheel "aesthetics" | |||
| Chemically-blackened | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted) | |||
| Cosmetic coupling - hook only | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Now an invalid entry. Coupling info has it's own field. Cosmetic coupling slot | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Pipework - pre-fitted to front | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Pipework - pre-fitted to rear | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack) | |||
| Cosmetic coupling | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Detail pack also contains... | |||
| Firemans tools | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Mechanical | |||
| Chassis construction | No | 
Lightweight | 
                                        
Plastic & metal | 
                                
| Loco-driven wheels (number of) | No | 
2 wheels | 
                                        
2 wheels | 
                                
| Minimum radius | No | 
Radius 2 | 
                                        
Radius 2 | 
                                
| Coupling socket/mounting | |||
| NEM pockets | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Coupling type | No | 
Tension lock | 
                                        
Tension lock | 
                                
| Weighting (to assist adhesion) | |||
| Within chassis | No | 
Yes | 
                                                No | 
| Within tender | No | No | 
Yes | 
                                        
| Separating the body from the chassis | No | 
Secured with one or more screws | 
                                        
Secured with one or more screws | 
                                
| Electrical | |||
| Motor type | No | 
5-pole (standard) | 
                                        
3-pole | 
                                
| Motor location | No | 
Locomotive | 
                                        
Locomotive | 
                                
| Power collection | No | 
2 rail DC | 
                                        
2 rail DC | 
                                
| Pickups | No | 
Driving wheels only | 
                                        
Driving wheels only | 
                                
| DCC speaker | No | 
Provision for 28mm round speaker | 
                                        
No provision for speaker | 
                                
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