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Rapido 913501

Liverpool & Manchester Railway ‘Lion’ (1930 condition) (DCC Sound Fitted)

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 1 (1804 to 1874) Pioneering
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Livery and condition as preserved - eras show both original and preservation era, where applicable.

Manufacturer description

1930 LMS restored condition

LNWR green and Indian red livery.

Enclosed tender spring boxes

No pressure gauge

Die-cast metal and injection moulded plastic construction.

High quality motor and mechanism.

Next18 decoder socket.

Lots of separately fitted details.

NEM coupler pockets

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

The Rapido Liverpool and Manchester Railway 'Lion' model is a OO gauge model of a locomotive from the pre-grouping era. The model is based on a 1930 condition representation of a locomotive restored by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS). The locomotive is depicted in LNWR green and Indian red livery. The model features a die-cast metal and injection moulded plastic construction, with a high quality motor and mechanism. The locomotive is DCC sound fitted and is equipped with a Next18 decoder socket. The model also features numerous separately fitted details and NEM coupler pockets.