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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Bachmann
Product Code
32-261
RRP
£134.95
Model details
Finish
Pristine
Livery
Black with Early Emblem
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 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
2012
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Prototype information
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
North British Locomotive Co
Vulcan Foundry
Vulcan Foundry
Build date
1943 to 1945
Total built
935
Tractive effort
34,215 lbf
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Operated by
War Department
London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Kowloon-Canton Railway
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
USATC
London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Kowloon-Canton Railway
Nederlandse Spoorwegen
USATC
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Wartime Use
Wartime Use
In service until
1966
Locomotive class*
War Department Austerity 2-8-0
Motive power
Steam
* 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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