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Rapido MR-210

LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 7139

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-210 Rapido LNER Class J70 Steam Locomotive number 7139 in LNER lined livery with partial 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‑210 is a limited‑edition OO‑scale model of LNER Class J70 steam locomotive number 7139, produced in a run of 500 units for Model Rail Magazine.

The model represents a Great Eastern Railway C53 locomotive built in October 1908 at Stratford, later operated by the London & North Eastern Railway and withdrawn in August 1953 after 44 years in service. It is depicted in black LNER lined livery, with a 0‑6‑0T wheel arrangement and a running number of 7139.

Key specifications include a 6‑pin DCC socket, NEM plus tension‑lock coupling, directional lighting, and a coreless motor. The locomotive has a minimum 1st radius curve of 371 mm, sprung buffers, optional sound provision, and interchangeable sideplates, cowcatchers and nose‑end doors.

The model is finished in pristine condition and is intended to represent the Big Four era (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR). Its manufacturer part number is MR‑210.