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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4640
RRP
£89.00
Model details
Tooling date
2002
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Finish
Pristine
Name
Forth Ports Tilbury
DCC status
DCC Fitted 8-pin socket
Livery
Freightliner PLC
Gauge
OO
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Running number
47258
Prototype information
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Total built
512
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
British Rail Crewe Works
In service until
Present
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
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.
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.
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 47/0
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Built
August 1948
Built by
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Total produced
512
* 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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