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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4678
RRP
£89.00
Model details
Name
Tinsley Traction Depot
Finish
Pristine
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Tooling date
2002
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
Railfreight Distribution
Gauge
OO
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Running number
47375
Prototype information
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Total built
512
In service until
Present
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
British Rail Crewe Works
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
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.
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 47/3
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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