THIS MAGNIFICENT 4mm model, designed and made originally by Rapido Trains Inc. of Canada, was introduced originally to be sold exclusively by Rails of Sheffield and Locomotion. Rails of Sheffield has now given gracious permission for Rapido Trains UK (an offshoot of Rapido Trains Inc.) to produce a new batch of Dynamometer Cars as part of a rapidly expanding range. A few tweaks have been made to ‘improve’ an already great model, representing the Car in post War to everlasting fame on July 3rd, 1938, on her way to breaking the world speed record for steam traction). It was renumbered to 902502 in 1947 (after wartime storage) and ran for some time between Liverpool Street and Norwich, before participating in the British Railways Exchange Trials in the spring of 1948. It was finally withdrawn in December 1954 (after a service life of nearly 50 years with the NER, LNER and BR) and is now preserved in York Museum as part of the National Collection.
