Name: Rapido 960002 Manning Wardle L Class – ‘Arthur’
Brand: Rapido
SKU: 960002
Price: 149.95 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

Manning Wardle ‘L’ Class – ‘Arthur’
Works No. 1601 of 1903
APCM Stone condition
Full cab
Curve-ended Frames
Single boss wheels
Dumb buffers
E24 DCC socket
Factory-fitted speaker in all models
NEM coupler pockets
High quality motor and mechanism
High level of detail with plenty of separately fitted parts

Catalogue listing

Brand

Rapido

Product Code

960002

RRP

£149.95

Release date

Q2 2026

Model details

Tooling date

2024

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Livery

Green

Gauge

DCC status

DCC Ready

Prototype information

Build dates

1881 to 1926

In service until

1960s

Locomotive type

Steam

Main duties

Shunting
Engineering
Light Freight

Operated by

Many indsutrial railways

Tractive effort

8,600lbf

Wheel configuration

0-6-0ST

Builder

Manning Wardle & Co

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The Rapido Manning Wardle L Class model, 'Arthur', is part of the OO gauge collection. It is finished in British Railways early crest livery.

The model represents Works No. 1601 of 1903, an actual locomotive built by Manning Wardle in that year. The model is in APCM Stone condition and features a full cab.

The frame is curve-ended and single boss wheels are used. The model has dumb buffers, an E24 DCC socket, and a factory-fitted speaker for sound. NEM coupler pockets are also included.

The model features a high quality motor and mechanism, and a high level of detail with many separately fitted parts.