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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Bachmann
Range
Branchline
Product Code
32-289
RRP
£229.95
Release date
2016
Model details
Tooling date
2014
Coupling mount
Drawbar coupling
NEM pockets
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Livery
White
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Running numbers
M51178, M56335
Features
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Passenger figures
Interior lighting
Passenger figures
Prototype information
Operated by
British Rail
First North Western
First North Western
Main duties
Local Passenger
In service until
2003
Passenger capacity
Varies between 2 & 3 car units
Build dates
1956 to 1960
Builder
Metropolitan-Cammell
Type of unit
1st Generation Diesel-Mechanical Multiple Units
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 101
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Built
August 1948
Total produced
527
* 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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