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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2463
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)
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 skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Weathered
Livery
Lined Black with Late Crest
Prototype information
In service until
1968
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Wartime Use
Wartime Use
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
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
Tractive effort
32,440 lbf
Total built
852
Build date
1935 to 1946
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 type
Steam
Locomotive class*
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 8F
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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