Name: Rapido 817509 L&Y Class 25 No.52053 – British Railways (Sans Serif) Livery (DCC Sound Fitted)
Brand: Rapido
SKU: 817509
Price: 329.95 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest

Manufacturer description

Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Class 25
No. 52053
British Railways (sans serif) Livery
LMS Style Smokebox Door
3 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

817509

RRP

£329.95

Model details

DCC status

DCC Sound

Gauge

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Rapido Class 25 ‘Ironclad’ 0-6-0 No. 52053 is an OO‑scale model locomotive produced for British Railways (Early Crest) livery. The model incorporates DCC sound, a 21‑pin decoder socket in the tender, a large tender‑mounted speaker and a core‑less motor with flywheel. It features a L&Y‑style smokebox door, a single boiler handrail, Ramsbottom safety valves, plunger locomotive pickups, tender‑wheel bearing pickups and dynamic firebox flicker, and includes NEM pockets at both front and rear. The tender is fitted with a MoPower stay‑alive unit to maintain decoder power when the locomotive is uncoupled.

The model is suitable for operation on second‑radius curves of 438 mm or greater and includes a stay‑alive fitted to the tender. It is supplied with the manufacturer part number 817509.

Historically, the real Class 25 locomotives were built between 1876 and 1887 for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. A total of 280 0‑6‑0 tender engines were produced by five manufacturers, including Kitson & Co., Sharp, Stewart & Co., Vulcan and Beyer Peacock. Originally designed for freight work, they proved capable of mixed‑traffic duties and acquired the nickname ‘Ironclad’. By the 1930s most had been withdrawn, with the final member, No. 52044, retired in 1959. One example, No. 957, survived in preservation and appeared in the film *The Railway Children*.

Rapido Trains UK will offer the Class 25 ‘Ironclad’ model in a range of liveries covering both its original service period and its later preservation appearances.