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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Heljan
Product Code
2640
RRP
£129.95
Release date
January 2018
Model details
Tooling date
2006
Minimum radius
Radius 2
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
Railfreight grey (inc. Red Stripe)
Gauge
OO
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Finish
Pristine
Coupling
NEM
Based on preserved
No
Interior lighting
No
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Features
Directional lighting
Prototype information
Operated by
British Railways
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Build dates
1958 to 1959
Builder
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Total built
47
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Tractive effort
42,000 lbf
In service until
1994
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 26
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built by
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
* 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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