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Rapido 989012

LNER C12 Tank – No.67352 BR Lined Black (Late Crest)

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

LNER C12 4-4-2 Tank No.67352
BR Lined Late Crest
Short chimney and dome
Ross Pop safety valves
Square tank edges
Parallel buffers
Numberplate on smokebox door
And many more variant parts
Suitable for operation on 2nd Radius curves (438mm or greater)
Dynamic firebox flicker
E24 DCC decoder socket
MoPower stay-alive capacitors
Factory-fitted speakers in all models
Sprung buffers
Museum quality paint finish
Smooth & powerful mechanism
Highly detailed
NEM coupler pockets
1:76 scale, (OO gauge)

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

Rapido LNER C12 Tank No.67352 (BR Lined Late Crest) is a 1:76 scale (OO gauge) model produced by Rapido Trains UK, catalogue number 989012. It represents the British Railways Late Crest period and depicts locomotive No.67352 in the BR lined black livery. The kit includes a short chimney and dome, Ross Pop safety valves, square tank edges, parallel buffers, a numberplate on the smokebox door and a range of variant parts such as different chimney, dome and bunker styles.

The model is fitted with an ESU E24 DCC decoder socket, MoPower stay‑alive capacitors and factory‑installed speakers. It can run on second‑radius curves of 438 mm or greater, features sprung buffers, NEM 363 coupler pockets at the front and NEM 362 at the rear, and a die‑cast running board. The paint finish is described as museum quality and the mechanism is smooth and powerful, with firebox flicker and dynamic fire‑draw effects.

Historically the locomotive was built as a GNR C2 class 4‑4‑2 tank in batches from 1898 to 1907, reclassified as LNER C12 in 1923 and later inherited by British Railways after nationalisation on 01/01/1948. The class served on suburban and passenger routes across the Eastern region, with the last member withdrawn in December 1958. No original examples were preserved; this model provides a highly detailed replica of the original locomotive.