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Rapido MR-208

LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 7126

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

Manufacturer description

MR-208 Rapido LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 7126 in LNER lined livery 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

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‑208 is a limited‑edition OO gauge model of LNER Class J70 steam locomotive number 7126, presented in black LNER lined livery. The model is built to a pristine finish, carries the original running number 7126 and is fitted with a 6‑pin DCC socket, NEM plus tension‑lock couplings and directional lighting. It represents a 0‑6‑0T engine originally built in March 1921 by the Great Eastern Railway at Stratford, later operated by the London & North Eastern Railway until its withdrawal in March 1955 after 34 years in service. The prototype belonged to the GER C53 class, designed by James Holden, and was withdrawn in March 1955.

The model is supplied as a 500‑unit limited run for Model Rail magazine and includes a coreless motor, provision for sound, sprung buffers, buffer‑beam safety chains where appropriate, full sideplates (with optional skirts removed), two styles of central lamp iron and two nose‑end door‑catch designs. It can negotiate a minimum radius of 371 mm (first radius), and the period represented is the Big Four era (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR). The manufacturer part number is MR‑208.