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Rapido MR-204

LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 68226

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

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

Manufacturer description

MR-204 Rapido LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 68226 in BR livery with BRITISH RAILWAYS lettering with no skirts.

Limited edition of 500, these models produced exclusively for Model Rail by Rapido.

Features

Coreless motor Provision for sound Tension lock couplings with NEM pockets Sprung buffers with two types of buffer shank Bufferbeam safety chains where appropriate Full sideplates, without sideplates and with cowcatchers only where appropriate Two different styles of central lamp iron Two different nose end door catch styles Replacement cowcatchers with no coupling aperture Separate etch for two and three bolt end mounting plates Choice of opened and closed nose end doors

Catalogue listing

Brand
Rapido
Product Code
MR-204
RRP
£127.50
Limited edition model for
Model Rail Magazine

Model details

Coupling
NEM + Tension Lock
DCC status
6 Pin Socket
Finish
Pristine
Gauge
OO
Livery
Black
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Running number
68226
Features
Directional lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
Great Eastern Railway C53
Operator
British Railways
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
0-6-0T
Designer
James Holden
Ordered by
Great Eastern Railway
Built
March 1921
Built by
Great Eastern Railway
Built at
Stratford
Total produced
12
Length of service
34 years
Withdrawn
August 1955

* 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.

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