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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2511
Model details
Coupling mount
Fixed
Coupling type
Proprietary coupling between cars. It is possible to couple units in multiple.
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Tooling date
2006
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Coupling
Class Specific
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Livery
Green
Finish
Pristine
Name
W.P. Allen
Running number
156401
Prototype information
In service until
Present
Main duties
Regional Passenger
Passenger capacity
140 to 163 seated
Operated by
British Rail
Abellio ScotRail
Arriva Trains Northern
Central Trains
East Midlands Railway/ EMT
First North Western
First ScotRail
Greater Anglia
Northern Trains/ Northern Rail
Regional Railways
ScotRail
Abellio ScotRail
Arriva Trains Northern
Central Trains
East Midlands Railway/ EMT
First North Western
First ScotRail
Greater Anglia
Northern Trains/ Northern Rail
Regional Railways
ScotRail
Build dates
1987 to 1989
Builder
Metro-Cammell
Type of unit
2-car Diesel Multiple Unit
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 156 "Super Sprinter"
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Built
August 1948
Total produced
114
* 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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