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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2508
Model details
Tooling date
2006
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
Fixed
NEM pockets
NEM pockets
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Coupling
NEM
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Name
W.P. Allen
Livery
Red, White & Blue
Running number
55031
Prototype information
Surviving units
15
In service until
2017
Main duties
Local Passenger
Build dates
1960 to 1961
Passenger capacity
65
Operated by
Arriva Trains Wales
British Rail
Chiltern Railways
Silverlink
Network Rail
Railtrack
British Rail
Chiltern Railways
Silverlink
Network Rail
Railtrack
Builder
Pressed Steel Company
Type of unit
Single-Car Diesel Multiple Unit
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 121
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Built
August 1948
Total produced
16
* 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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