Name: Rapido 817512 L&Y Class 25 No.52044 – BR Early Crest (As Preserved) (DCC Sound Fitted)
Brand: Rapido
SKU: 817512
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. 52044
BR Early Crest (as preserved)
LMS Style Smokebox Door
3 Piece Boiler Handrail
Ross Pop 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

817512

RRP

£329.95

Model details

DCC status

DCC Sound

Gauge

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The Rapido Class 25 ‘Ironclad’ 0‑6‑0 No 52044 is an OO gauge model of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway locomotive as preserved. It is fitted with DCC sound, carries the manufacturer part number 817512 and represents the British Railways early crest era.

The model is designed for operation on 2nd‑radius curves of 438 mm or greater and includes an LMS‑style smokebox door, a three‑piece boiler handrail, Ross pop safety valves and a core‑less motor with flywheel. A 21‑pin decoder socket is mounted in the tender together with a large tender‑mounted speaker. Additional features are MoPower stay‑alive, plunger locomotive pickups, tender‑wheel bearing pickups, dynamic firebox flicker and NEM pockets at both front and rear.

Historically, the real Class 25 locomotives were built between 1876 and 1887, a total of 280 examples, and were nicknamed ‘Ironclad’ for their robust design. No 52044, later known as the ‘Green Dragon’, was withdrawn from British Railways service in 1959, rescued in 1960 and has been housed on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway ever since, appearing in several films and television programmes.

The Rapido rendition will be offered in a range of liveries, including two that reflect different periods of the locomotive’s preservation history.