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Rapido Trains UK unveils an icon of London steam ready-to-run in ‚OO‚ô gauge.

It‚ôs January 2013 and a humble 0-4-4T that spent a good proportion of its life hauling permanent way trains became Britain‚ôs most famous locomotive. That locomotive was Metropolitan Railway No. 1 and it was celebrating the 150 anniversary of the world‚ôs
first underground railway ‚ì the Metropolitan ‚ì by taking to tunnels under London that hadn‚ôt played host to steam since 1971.

‚Met 1‚ô worked the opening train on the Uxbridge branch on July 4 1904. As London Transport No. L44, it worked the 50th anniversarytrain in 1954. It would work LT‚ôs last steam-hauled passenger train in 1961 before taking a starring role in the Metropolitan Centenary Parade at Neasden on May 23 1963.

Prototype Factfile
Built: 1896-1901 (Seven built)
How long did they last? The last
Met ‚E‚ô 0-4-4T was withdrawn in
1963.

Where did they work? Throughout the Metropolitan network.
Can I see one? ‚Met No. 1‚ô is undergoing an overhaul at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre.

Here‚ôs the specification of our‚OO‚ô gauge model:
‚ Designed from original works drawings and a wealth of photographic material
‚ Sound-fitted versions available
‚ Quality mechanism
‚ Next18 decoder socket
‚ NEM coupler pockets
‚ Sprung buffers
‚ Key detail changes between individual locomotives