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Rapido MR-209

LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 7137

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

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

Manufacturer description

MR-209 Rapido LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 7137 in LNER unlined 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 LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 7137 is a limited‑edition OO gauge model issued by Model Rail Magazine. Only 500 units were produced, each designated MR‑209 and supplied exclusively for Model Rail.

The model is finished in a pristine black livery and carries the running number 7137. It features a 6‑pin DCC socket, NEM + tension‑lock couplings, sprung buffers, and optional tension‑lock couplings with NEM pockets. The minimum curve radius is the 1st radius of 371 mm. Directional lighting is fitted and a provision for sound is included. The locomotive is powered by a coreless motor and runs on steam motive power.

The prototype locomotive was built by the Great Eastern Railway at Stratford in September 1908 (01/09/1908) and withdrawn in September 1949 (01/09/1949), giving it 41 years of service. A total of 12 of the original locomotives were produced. The class is the Great Eastern Railway C53, later operated by the London & North Eastern Railway, with a 0‑6‑0T wheel arrangement designed by James Holden. The model represents the Big Four era (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR).