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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2524
Model details
Tooling date
2008
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Coupling type
Tension lock
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Coupling
NEM
Name
W.P. Allen
Livery
Chocolate & Cream
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Finish
Pristine
Running number
29
Prototype information
In service until
1962
Main duties
Local Passenger
Type of unit
Single Diesel Railcar
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Build dates
1940 to 1942
Passenger capacity
48
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway AEC Railcar
Motive power
Electric
Built
August 1948
Total produced
38
* 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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