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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2395A
RRP
£88.99
Model details
Tooling date
2002
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Finish
Weathered
Name
W.P. Allen
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Livery
Black with Early Emblem
Running number
48062
Prototype information
In service until
1968
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Wartime Use
Wartime Use
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
Tractive effort
32,440 lbf
Total built
852
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
Locomotive class*
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8F
Motive power
Steam
Built
August 1948
Total produced
852
* 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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