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Prototype Eras
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2043
Model details
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
1988
DCC status
DCC Not compatible
Livery
Grey
Finish
Pristine
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
Fixed
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm) +
Running number
300
Prototype information
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Wartime Use
Wartime Use
In service until
1968
Operated by
London, Midland & Scottish Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
War Department
British Railways
Trans-Iranian Railway
Palestine Railways
Egyptian State Railways
Iraq State Railways
Ferrovie Dello Stato
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet
Demiryollari
Israel Railways
London & North Eastern Railway
War Department
British Railways
Trans-Iranian Railway
Palestine Railways
Egyptian State Railways
Iraq State Railways
Ferrovie Dello Stato
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet
Demiryollari
Israel Railways
Total built
852
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Build date
1935 to 1946
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
LMS Crewe Works
LMS Horwich Works
North British Locomotive Co
LNER Darlington Works
LNER Doncaster Works
GWR Swindon Works
Vulcan Foundry
SR Brighton Works
SR Eastleigh Works
SR Ashford Works
Beyer, Peacock & Co
LMS Horwich Works
North British Locomotive Co
LNER Darlington Works
LNER Doncaster Works
GWR Swindon Works
Vulcan Foundry
SR Brighton Works
SR Eastleigh Works
SR Ashford Works
Beyer, Peacock & Co
Tractive effort
32,440 lbf
Locomotive class*
London, Midland & Scottish Railway Stanier 8F
Motive power
Steam
Built
1935-1946
Total produced
852
* 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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