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EFE Rail E82003

SR Bulleid Booster 20002 BR Black

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

We are delighted to present this brand new model of the Southern Railway ‘Booster’ Electric Locomotive No. 20002 in BR Black livery as part of the EFE Rail OO scale range. Conceived in the late-1930s to take advantage of the Southern’s expansive electrified network, two of these Co-Co locomotives were built, gaining the nickname the ‘Boosters’ due to their motor-generator-flywheel drive arrangement employed to overcome ‘gapping’, when the locomotive could momentarily loose its electrical supply when travelling over gaps in the conductor rail.

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^* 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.

EFE Rail SR Bulleid Booster 20002 in BR Black is a new OO‑scale model of Southern Railway electric locomotive No. 20002. The model is supplied under the manufacturer part number E82003 and represents the British Railways Early Crest period.

The prototype was conceived in the late‑1930s to operate on the Southern Railway’s extensive electrified network. Only two of the Co‑Co locomotives were built, and they were nicknamed “Boosters” because of their motor‑generator‑flywheel drive, which helped the locomotive maintain power when passing gaps in the conductor rail.

This model forms part of the EFE Rail range and is presented in British Railways black livery.