N-Gauge LNER Dynamometer Car No.902502

A fantastic addition to our growing N Gauge range, we are delighted to offer the LNER Dynamometer Car from Rapido Trains UK in an 'As Preserved' livery. The OO Gauge version of the Dynamometer Car was very popular and we expect this new N Gauge model to follow suit. This all new tooling has some great features as detailed below, and keep reading to find out a little more of the history of the worlds fastest steam-pulled carriage.

Model Features:
- Injection moulded construction
- Wealth of internal and external detail
- Working interior lighting
- Metal wheels
- NEM coupler pockets with close coupling mechanism

The North Eastern Railway Dynamometer Car’s role was to accurately and scientifically measure performance of railway vehicles. It originally entered service under the number 3591, painted NER Crimson Lake. However, in the 1923 Grouping, which saw the NER integrated into the LNER, it started to be used extensively by Chief Engineer, Nigel Gresley. In 1924, it was renumbered 3591Y and painted in a lined imitation teak finish, and in 1928, it was renumbered again to 23591, featuring updates with Gresley’s design of bogies.

On 3 July 1938, it became part of railway history, when it was used to record the speed runs on the East Coast Mainline, capturing the record-breaking 126mph run completed by Gresley’s A4 Pacific Class No.4468 Mallard.

Following many years of service, including being used in the 1948 Locomotive Exchange Trials by British Railways, it now lives in preservation at the National Railway Museum in York.