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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2508A
Model details
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Coupling mount
Fixed
NEM pockets
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Tooling date
2006
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Name
W.P. Allen
Livery
Red, White & Blue
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Coupling
NEM
Finish
Pristine
Running number
121025
Prototype information
Main duties
Local Passenger
In service until
2017
Surviving units
15
Operated by
Arriva Trains Wales
British Rail
Chiltern Railways
Silverlink
Network Rail
Railtrack
British Rail
Chiltern Railways
Silverlink
Network Rail
Railtrack
Passenger capacity
65
Build dates
1960 to 1961
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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