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Rapido MR-206

LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 7128

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

MR-206 Rapido LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 7128 in LNER Wartime livery with full 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

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‑206 is a limited edition OO gauge model of LNER Class J70 steam locomotive number 7128, produced exclusively for Model Rail Magazine. Only 500 units were made. The model is supplied in a pristine black finish, with a 6‑pin DCC socket, NEM plus tension lock couplings and directional lighting. It carries the manufacturer part number MR‑206 and represents the Big Four era of British railways.

The prototype locomotive was built by the Great Eastern Railway at Stratford in June 1914 to the design of James Holden. It was a 0‑6‑0T tank engine, class C53, originally ordered by the Great Eastern Railway, later operated by the London and North Eastern Railway. A total of twelve were produced; number 7128 served for forty years before being withdrawn in January 1955.

Model features include a coreless motor, provision for sound decoders, sprung buffers with two buffer‑shank types, safety chains on the bufferbeam where required, full sideplates (or sideplates omitted where appropriate) and optional cowcatchers. The kit offers two styles of central lamp iron, two nose‑end door catch designs, replacement cowcatchers without coupling apertures, and interchangeable end‑mounting plates for two‑ or three‑bolt configurations, as well as options for opened or closed nose‑end doors.