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Gaugemaster GM4240222

Class 47 596 'Aldeburgh Festival' NSE Late (DCC-Sound)

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Gaugemaster
Product Code
GM4240222
GTIN
5708769402220
RRP
£349.95

Model details

DCC status
DCC Sound Fitted
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Livery
NSE - Network SouthEast
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 3
Tooling date
2024
Minimum radius curve
438mm
Features
Interior lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Total built
512
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Operated by
British Rail
Advenza Freight
Anglia
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Cotswold Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
First Great Western
FM Rail
Fragonset
Freightliner
GB Railfreight
Harry Needle Railroad Co.
ONE
Porterbrook
Rail Operations Group
Riviera Trains
Victa Westlink Rail
Virgin Trains
Waterman Railways
West Coast Railway Co.
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
Present
Locomotive class*
Class 47

* 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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Gaugemaster Class 47 596 'Aldeburgh Festival' NSE Late (DCC‑Sound) is a model railway locomotive replicating a British Rail Class 47 locomotive.

The model is fitted with DCC sound equipment and carries the manufacturer part number GM4240222. It is listed in the DCC status as “DCC Sound Fitted”.

The locomotive represents the British Rail sectorisation period, covering the era of the 1970s through the early 1990s.

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