At this point, you are able to secure a pre-order of this forthcoming release item by placing a £10 non-refundable* deposit with us. Then, shortly before the item arrives, one of our team will be in-touch with you to arrange balance payment and delivery, so please ensure the correct contact details are provided for us to reach you with.

Rapido Trains UK is evolving pre-grouping passenger stock in an exciting new way, by adding a diverse collection of pre-grouping carriages to their OO Gauge range with the new 48ft 'Evolution' bogie coaches. Although some have already been seen in ready-to-run versions, it seemed unlikely that all of the well-known pre-1923 companies would receive a wide selection of accurate bogie coaching prototypes in OO gauge.

Rapido have filled this void with a selection of generic 48ft bogie coaches, each detailed with an array of key features that modellers associate with their railway of choice and have dubbed this exciting new coach project ‘Evolution’. So what tooling does this entail? The coach roofs were one of the most notable features of the era, so Rapido have included elliptical, arc and clerestory designs in the tooling and made the roofs easily removable so that you can fit figures into your coaches. Each roof style will also include fittings for either gas or electric lighting. All Evolution coaches will include fitted internal working lighting controlled by our magnetic magic wand, making it much easier to see these lovely details.

To complete the appearance of different gas and electric lighting fittings, the relevant models will feature separately-fitted parts for battery and regulator boxes, a dynamo, roof-mounted gas lamps, plumbing and gas tanks on the underframes. Each Evolution coach will feature Fox-pattern bogies fitted with electrical pickups. Some versions will feature extra footboards on the bogies and there are also additional central lower footboards on some designs too. Finally, each vehicle is fitted with NEM pockets mounted on kinematic mechanisms and has optional close-coupling bars (modelled to resemble vacuum pipes) included.

These coaches will be available in three-car multipacks, featuring one of each body version - Brake Third, All Third and Composite. Alongside the multipacks, single coaches will also be offered to modellers who wish to extend their rakes. These single vehicles will each have an alternate running number to their multipack counterparts. Here at Derails we are stocking the entire Evolution range, the other items within this livery will be displayed at the very bottom of this page if they are still available.

*The deposit is non-refundable in the event that you choose to no longer purchase the item. In the highly unlikely event that we are unable to supply your pre-order due to supply issues or any other reason beyond our control, your deposit will be refunded via the payment method you paid with. For more info on pre-ordering, please visit our T&C's here.

Frequently Asked Questions about ordering from Derails:

What payment methods do you accept?

We accept Credit and Debit card via Sagepay and Paypal on our online shop, as well as 'Buy Now Pay Later with Paypal'! With this payment option you can spread the purchase cost over 3 months using Paypal 'Pay in 3'*.

How much will it cost to send?

Here at Derails we have pretty simple postage policy: if your order is over £20, you are eligible for FREE UK 'Regular' 2-4 day shipping. If your order is under £20, you are eligible for our super-cheap £2.99 Regular 2-4 day shipping. 

What if I need this item really quickly?

At the checkout choose one of our shipping option upgrades, either 'Express' Tracked 24 at £1.99 or 'Special Delivery' Next Day at £4.99. The upgraded postage options also jump the long despatch queue too, so they are shipped at the earliest possible opportunity. Please note that 'Express' and 'Special' upgrades are not available for orders with a total value under £20.

I live outside of the UK, can you send to me?

Sorry, we do not ship overseas at this time. 

*More information on Paypal 'Pay in 3' can be found on the Paypal website here. This service is provided and financed purely by Paypal and is simply offered by Derails as an extra Paypal option for our customers.