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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2153A
Model details
Livery
Green
DCC status
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Directional lighting
No
Tooling date
1991
Interior lighting
No
Coupling mount
Fixed
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Finish
Pristine
Based on preserved
No
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Motor
Ringfield
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Prototype information
Build date
1903 to 1919
Tractive effort
35,380 lbf
Locomotive type
Steam
Total built
84
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
In service until
1965
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway 28xx
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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