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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2467
Model details
Tooling date
2007
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Proprietary coupling between coaches. No end couplings.
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
Drawbar coupling
Livery
Virgin West Coast
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Finish
Pristine
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Name
Virgin Star
Running numbers
69612, 69512
Features
Interior lighting
Prototype information
In service until
Present
Main duties
Express Passenger
Operated by
Virgin Trains
Avanti West Coast
Avanti West Coast
Passenger capacity
Class 390/0: 469
Class 390/1: 589
Class 390/1: 589
Build dates
2001 to 2012
Builder
Alstom (& Fiat Ferroviaria for tilting system)
Washwood Heath, UK & Savigliano, Italy
Washwood Heath, UK & Savigliano, Italy
Type of unit
Electric 25kV 50Hz AC Overhead
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 390
Motive power
Electric Multiple Unit
Coach type
Alstom Class 390 'Pendolino'
TOPS classification
MFO (Motor First Open)
* 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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