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Rapido 926006

USATC S160 No.5820 ‘Big Jim’ (as preserved)

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

Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

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

Manufacturer description

Livery- Light grey (satin) with Transportation Corps U.S.A. on tender.

Manufacturer- Lima Locomotive Works – Ohio – 1945

Repatriation date- November 1977

Current location- Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

Date of model- 2014 to present

Tooling variations-

• Standard lamp irons
• Straight strap smokebox door
• PKP air pump with short smokebox handrail
• Stepped running boards on right hand side
• Right hand drive with screw reverser and original pattern firehole door
• Cab rear shutters fitted
• Tender with lockers and coal space storage
• Ejector fitted to right hand side of smokebox
• Boiler-mounted ejector pipe fitted
• Alternate piston valve covers fitted

To watch our video illustrating these tooling variations, click on the play button in the image gallery.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Rapido's USATC S160 model, No. 5820 'Big Jim', is a OO gauge model representing the Big Four era locomotives of the LNER, LMS, GWR, and SR.

The model is a part of Rapido's USATC S160 collection, featuring a distinctive light grey satin livery with 'Transportation Corps U.S.A.' displayed on the tender.

The original locomotive, number 5820, was manufactured by Lima Locomotive Works in Ohio in 1945. It was repatriated to the UK in November 1977 and is currently preserved on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

The OO gauge model was first released in 2014 and has since undergone various tooling variations, including standard lamp irons, a straight strap smokebox door, a PKP air pump with short smokebox handrail, stepped running boards on the right-hand side, right-hand drive with a screw reverser and original pattern firehole door, cab rear shutters fitted, a tender with lockers and coal space storage, an ejector fitted to the right-hand side of the smokebox, a boiler-mounted ejector pipe, and alternate piston valve covers.

A video illustrating these tooling variations is available in the image gallery.