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Prototype Era
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Heljan
Product Code
2727
RRP
£119.00
Release date
2015
Model details
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Gauge
OO
Livery
BR blue
Tooling date
2006
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Coupling
NEM
Interior lighting
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Finish
Pristine
Based on preserved
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Features
Directional lighting
Prototype information
Operated by
British Rail
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
1987
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Tractive effort
42,000 lbf
Total built
69
Build dates
1961 to 1962
Builder
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 27
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built by
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.
* 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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