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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Bachmann
Product Code
32-553
RRP
£99.95
Release date
2002
Model details
Finish
Pristine
Name
North British
Livery
Express Blue
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
2001
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 60161
Prototype information
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
LNER Doncaster
Darlington Works
Darlington Works
Build date
1948 to 1949, 2008
Total built
49 (Original Builds)
1 (New Build - 2008)
1 (New Build - 2008)
Tractive effort
37,400 lbf
Wheel configuration
4-6-2
Operated by
British Railways
Main duties
Express Passenger
In service until
1966 (Original Builds)
Present (New Build)
Present (New Build)
Surviving locos
0 (Original Builds)
1 (New Build)
1 (New Build)
Locomotive class*
London & North Eastern Railway A1 (Peppercorn)
Motive power
Steam
Built
December 1949
* 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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