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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2279
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)
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
No
Livery
SR Malachite Green
Finish
Pristine
Interior lighting
No
Prototype information
In service until
1967
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Operated by
Southern Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Wheel configuration
4-6-2
Tractive effort
31,000 lbf
Builder
SR/ BR Brighton Works
BR Eastleigh Works
BR Eastleigh Works
Locomotive type
Steam
Build dates
1945 to 1951
Total built
110
Locomotive class*
Southern Railway West Country
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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