Dapol

Dapol

Dapol was founded in 1983 by David and  Pauline Boyle  who spotted an opportunity for a fresh new company to operate in the mainstream OO Model Railway market. As well as manufacturing from their Winsford site, models were produced in Hong Kong and the Far East. This arrangement has survived well for the last 32 years with Dapol justifiably proud of their UK manufacturing facility as well as its’ long term and strategic relationships with its Far East partners.

 In 1985 Dapol purchased many tools and moulds from Pallitoy. The sale included many of the Airfix and Kitmaster originated OO Railway kits and the rights to use the Kitmaster brand. These tools which are well over 50 years old are still manufactured by Dapol and form the basis of the Kitmaster/Dapol range of OO kits and railway accessories. These kits are still extremely popular and are sold across the world.

In 1994 Dapol acquired a new site and moved from its old Winsford factory to a new facility in Llangollen. This would incorporate a new Railway and Doctor Who exhibition, supported by the BBC. Dapol also produced under licence Dr Who figurines and action toys including Daleks, Cybermen and the many incarnations of the `Doctor’ himself.  

The Llangollen site operated successfully for a number of years, however, the UK OO gauge market was becoming increasingly competitive and a decision was made to withdraw from the UK OO locomotive market and the tools were sold to Hornby in 2000. As a testament to the quality of the Dapol tooling many of these items are still being manufactured by Hornby today.

A changing market and a decision by the BBC to withdraw its support from the Dr Who franchise in 2002 led Dapol to evaluate the UK model railway market. It was at this time and with cooperation from the N gauge Society that Dapol decided to enter the rather underwhelming UK N gauge market with its 14xx tank engine.  The 14xx model was received extremely favourably by UK N gauge modellers. This and the models that followed led to a vast improvement in the standards and quality that is now expected in this diminutive scale.

In 2003 Dapol moved to its current purpose built manufacturing site in Chirk and has expanded and doubled its operations here in the last 12 years.

Over this period Dapol have been a driving force in many key developments and have  innovated and moved the UK N gauge to be competitive in terms of features and detail to its US and European cousins. Dapol for example, have been the first to offer in the UK


Dapol 7F-052-015 5 Plank D Day wagon

Dapol 7F-052-015 5 Plank D Day wagon

Dapol7F-052-015O gauge5 Plank Wagon D Day..

£52.95

Dapol 7F-056-027 Norton Plank van

Dapol 7F-056-027 Norton Plank van

Dapol 7F-056-027 Norton planked vanO gaugeNewList Price 59.95Flair price £53.95Now  in stock..

£53.95

Dapol 7F-056-028 Ariel Plank van

Dapol 7F-056-028 Ariel Plank van

Dapol 7F-056-028 Ariel planked vanO gaugeNewList Price 59.95Flair price £53.95Now  in stock..

£53.95

Dapol 7F-057-007 Birdseye Insulated Van O gauge

Dapol 7F-057-007 Birdseye Insulated Van O gauge

Dapol 7F-057-007 Birdseye Insulated Van O gaugeCaptain Birdseye B872106NewList Price 57.95Flair..

£52.95

Dapol 7F-057-008W weathered Birdseye Insulated Van O gauge

Dapol 7F-057-008W weathered Birdseye Insulated Van O gauge

Dapol 7F-057-008W weathered Birdseye Insulated Van O gaugeWeatheredBirdseye B872106NewList Price 57...

£52.95

Dapol 7P-020-850-stroudley-4-wheel-coach

Dapol 7P-020-850-stroudley-4-wheel-coach

Dapol 7P-020-850-stroudley-4-wheel-coachComposite S.R Green 63881:43 Scale model of a Stroudley 4whl..

£117.95

Dapol 7S-006-053 58xx class BR Black

Dapol 7S-006-053 58xx class BR Black

Dapol 7S-006-053 58xx class BR BlackO Gauge B.R..Black BRITISH RAILWAYS58160-4-2DCC 21 pinRrp 2..

£179.95

Dapol 7S-010–005Terrier A1 LBSC-stroudley imp Green

Dapol 7S-010–005Terrier A1 LBSC-stroudley imp Green

Dapol 7S-010-005O Gauge TERRIER A11:43 Scale model of a Stroudley Improved Green Brighton Gold Medal..

£199.95

Dapol 7S-026-010 JINTY 3F BR

Dapol 7S-026-010 JINTY 3F BR

Dapol 7S-026-010 JINTY 3F BRO Gauge B.R..Black Early Crest474060-6-0Rrp 251.50flair price 224.9..

£224.95

Dapol B800 TRACK CLEANER

Dapol B800 TRACK CLEANER

DapolB800OO gaugeTrack cleaner..

£72.99

Dapol B803 Track Cleaner Accessory Pack

Dapol B803 Track Cleaner Accessory Pack

DapolB803OO gaugeTrack cleaner Accessory pack..

£14.99

Dapol DA4P-020-501 Toplight 2nd Brake

Dapol DA4P-020-501 Toplight 2nd Brake

Dapol DA4P-020-501 Toplight 2nd BrakeOO gaugeGWR. B.R. Maroon 3757 S6Dcc ready RRP £64.80flair ..

£54.80

Dapol DA4P-020-502 Toplight 2nd Brake

Dapol DA4P-020-502 Toplight 2nd Brake

Dapol DA4P-020-502 Toplight 2nd BrakeOO gaugeGWR. B.R. Maroon 3758 S6Dcc ready RRP £64.80flair ..

£54.80

Dapol DA4P-020-511 Toplight all 2nd

Dapol DA4P-020-511 Toplight all 2nd

Dapol DA4P-020-511Toplight all 2nd OO gaugeGWR. B.R. Maroon 3911 S6Dcc ready RRP £64.80fla..

£54.80

Dapol DA4P-020-512 Toplight all 2nd

Dapol DA4P-020-512 Toplight all 2nd

Dapol DA4P-020-512 Toplight  all 2nd OO gaugeGWR. B.R. Maroon 3912 S6Dcc ready RRP £6..

£54.80

Dapol DA4P-020-521 Toplight composite

Dapol DA4P-020-521 Toplight composite

Dapol DA4P-020-521 toplight compositeOO gaugeGWR. B.R. Maroon 7911 S6Dcc ready RRP £64.80flair ..

£54.80

Dapol DA4P-020-522 Toplight composite

Dapol DA4P-020-522 Toplight composite

Dapol DA4P-020-522 toplight compositeOO gaugeGWR. B.R. Maroon 7912 S6Dcc ready RRP £64.80flair ..

£54.80

Dapol imperium2

Dapol imperium2

Dapolimperium2next186 functionDETAILSImperium is Dapol’s own brand of decoder. They have been design..

£24.95

Dapol rake of 3 Blue Spot fish vans  n pre owned

Dapol rake of 3 Blue Spot fish vans n pre owned

Dapol rake of 3 Blue Spot fish vans  n pre ownedN gauge2F-019-006  white x 2NB-051H  ..

£30.00

Gaugemaster GM2210303 class43 HST Measurement train

Gaugemaster GM2210303 class43 HST Measurement train

GaugemasterGM 2210303N gaugeClass 43 HST Network NEW Measurement train43014/430624 car setNetwo..

£209.95

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