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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Bachmann
Product Code
32-779
RRP
£68.80
Release date
2006
Model details
Livery
Grey & Yellow (Dutch)
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Diecast
Tooling date
2006
Passenger figures
No
Based on preserved
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Features
Pickup in tender
Interior lighting
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Directional lighting
Prototype information
In service until
Present
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Operated by
British Rail
Colas Rail
DB Cargo
Direct Rail Services
Europhoenix
EWS
Locomotive Services Ltd
Rail Operations Group
West Coast Railway Co
Colas Rail
DB Cargo
Direct Rail Services
Europhoenix
EWS
Locomotive Services Ltd
Rail Operations Group
West Coast Railway Co
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Tractive effort
55,500 lbf
Total built
309
Build dates
1960 to 1965
Builder
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Locomotive class*
English Electric Type 3
Motive power
Diesel
* 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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