Name: Rapido 817504 L&Y Class 25 No.959 – Lancashire & Yorkshire (post-1913 passenger) (DCC Sound Fitted)
Brand: Rapido
SKU: 817504
Price: 329.95 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping

Manufacturer description

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Class 25
No. 959
Lancashire & Yorkshire Lined Passenger Livery (post-1913)
L&Y Style Smokebox Door
1 Piece Boiler Handrail
Ramsbottom Safety Valves
Coreless motor with flywheel
21 pin decoder socket in tender
Large tender mounted speaker
MoPower stay-alive fitted.
Plunger loco pickups
Tender wheel bearing pickups
Dynamic firebox flicker
NEM pockets front and rear
Suitable for operation on 2nd radius curves (438mm or greater)

Catalogue listing

Brand

Rapido

Product Code

817504

RRP

£329.95

Model details

DCC status

DCC Sound

Gauge

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Rapido Class 25 “Ironclad” 0‑6‑0 No.959 in Lancashire & Yorkshire lined passenger livery (post‑1913) is a OO gauge model equipped with DCC sound. It carries the manufacturer part number 817504 and represents the pre‑grouping era of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

The model runs on 2nd‑radius curves of 438 mm or greater and includes period‑correct details such as an L&Y‑style smokebox door, a single boiler handrail, Ramsbottom safety valves and a core‑less motor with flywheel. Electrical fittings comprise a 21‑pin decoder socket in the tender, a large tender‑mounted speaker, MoPower stay‑alive, plunger locomotive pickups, tender wheel‑bearing pickups, dynamic firebox flicker and NEM pockets at both front and rear.

The real Class 25 locomotives were introduced from 1876 to 1887, with 280 examples built by Kitson, Sharp Stewart, Vulcan, Beyer Peacock and the L&Y’s own works. Although designed for freight, they proved capable of mixed‑traffic duties and acquired the nickname “Ironclad”. By the mid‑1880s they were superseded by larger designs, many were converted to saddle‑tank engines, and the class survived under LMS (power classification 2F) until the last member was withdrawn in 1959. One example, No.957 “Green Dragon”, was preserved in 1960 and later featured in the film *The Railway Children*.

The Rapido Trains UK version will be offered in a range of liveries, including those that reflect different periods of the locomotive’s preservation history.