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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2231
RRP
£86.50
Release date
2001
Model details
Tooling date
2001
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pocket (rear), non-NEM frame mounted (front)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Coupling
NEM
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
No
Livery
Lined Green with Early Emblem
Name
Duchess of Rutland
Finish
Pristine
Running number
46228
Prototype information
In service until
1964
Main duties
Express Passenger
Operated by
London, Midland & Scottish Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Wheel configuration
4-6-2
Tractive effort
40,000 lbf
Total built
38 Total
(33 Built Streamlined - later removed)
(33 Built Streamlined - later removed)
Build date
1937 to 1948
Builder
LMS Crewe Works
Locomotive type
Steam
Locomotive class*
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8P Coronation
Motive power
Steam
Built
August 1948
Total produced
38
* 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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