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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2358
Model details
Tooling date
2004
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
Fixed
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Interior lighting
No
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole ringfield
DCC status
No
Livery
SNCF Grey & Yellow
Finish
Pristine
Prototype information
In service until
Present
Main duties
Mixed traffic - mainly express passenger and heavy freight
Operated by
British Rail
DB Cargo UK
Freightliner
Greater Anglia
Virgin Trains
EWS
First ScotRail
ONE
GNER
& more
DB Cargo UK
Freightliner
Greater Anglia
Virgin Trains
EWS
First ScotRail
ONE
GNER
& more
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Tractive effort
58,000 lbf
Build date
1987 - 1990
Builder
British Rail Engineering Ltd, Crewe Works
Locomotive type
Electric
Power output
5,000 hp
Total built
50
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 90
Motive power
Electric
* 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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