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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Heljan
Product Code
5703
RRP
£83.00
Model details
Tooling date
2005
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
Virgin West Coast
Gauge
OO
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Passenger figures
No
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Finish
Pristine
Prototype information
Top speed
75 - 95mph
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
In service until
Present
Total rebuilt
33
Rebuilt by
Brush Traction
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 57/3
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-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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