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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Bachmann
Product Code
31-780
RRP
£124.95
Release date
2012
Model details
Finish
Pristine
Name
Swithland Hall
Livery
Lined Green with Late Crest
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Tooling date
2013
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Running number
BR 6988
Prototype information
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
GWR/ BR Swindon Works
Build date
1944 to 1950
Total built
71
Tractive effort
27,275 lbf
Wheel configuration
4-6-0
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
1965
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway 6959
Motive power
Steam
Built
March 1948
* 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.
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