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Rapido MR-204

LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 68226

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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

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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.

Rapido MR‑204 model of LNER Class J70 steam locomotive number 68226 is a limited‑edition OO gauge model, produced in a run of 500 units for Model Rail Magazine. The model is finished in a pristine black livery with British Railways early crest lettering and is supplied without side skirts.

The locomotive is fitted with a 6‑pin DCC socket, NEM couplings incorporating a tension‑lock, and direction‑dependent lighting. It runs on a coreless motor and includes provisions for sound modules. The minimum curve radius is 371 mm (1st radius). Other features include sprung buffers, two styles of central lamp iron, two nose‑end door‑catch designs, and optional cowcatchers with or without coupling apertures.

The prototype locomotive was built by the Great Eastern Railway at Stratford in March 1921, designed by James Holden, and entered service as GER class C53. It was withdrawn in August 1955 after 34 years of operation, having been transferred to British Railways and carrying the 0‑6‑0T wheel arrangement. The model represents the early British Railways period.