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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2415
Model details
Tooling date
2004
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
Fixed
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Motor
5 pole ringfield
DCC status
No
Livery
Swallow
Name
Novelty
Finish
Pristine
Running number
86235
Prototype information
In service until
Present
Main duties
Express Passenger
Heavy Freight
Heavy Freight
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Tractive effort
60,000 lbf
Total built
100
Build dates
1965 to 1966
Builder
British Rail Doncaster Works
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Locomotive type
Electric 25kV AC Overhead
Operated by
British Rail
Anglia Railways/ one
Bulmarket Bulgaria
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Europhoenix
EWS
Floyd Zrt
Freightliner
Hull Trains
Locomotive Services Ltd
Network Rail
West Coast Railway Co.
Vintage Trains
Virgin Cross Country
Virgin Trains West Coast
Anglia Railways/ one
Bulmarket Bulgaria
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Europhoenix
EWS
Floyd Zrt
Freightliner
Hull Trains
Locomotive Services Ltd
Network Rail
West Coast Railway Co.
Vintage Trains
Virgin Cross Country
Virgin Trains West Coast
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 86
Motive power
Electric
Built
August 1948
Total produced
100
* 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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