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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2055
RRP
£74.99
Model details
Finish
Pristine
DCC status
No
Coupling mount
Fixed
Livery
Black with Late Crest
Motor
Ringfield
Pickup in tender
No
Tooling date
1988
Passenger figures
No
Directional lighting
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Based on preserved
No
Interior lighting
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Prototype information
Tractive effort
32,440 lbf
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
Total built
852
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
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
In service until
1968
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Wartime Use
Wartime Use
Locomotive class*
London, Midland & Scottish Railway Stanier 8F
Motive power
Steam
* 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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