Hornby R253

Class 25 Diesel D5206 in BR Green

Name: Hornby R253 Class 25 Diesel D5206 in BR Green
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R253
Price: 34.99 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R253

RRP

£34.99

Model details

Finish

Pristine

Livery

Green with Late Crest

DCC status

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

Ringfield

Based on preserved

Interior lighting

Pickup in tender

Passenger figures

Tooling date

1977

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Lightweight

Coupling mount

Fixed

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Features

Directional lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Builder

Crewe Works
Darlington Works
Derby Works
Beyer, Peacock & Co.

Build dates

1961 to 1967

Total built

327

Tractive effort

39,000 lbf

Wheel configuration

Bo-Bo

Operated by

British Rail

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

In service until

1987

Locomotive class^*

British Rail Class 25

Motive power

Diesel

^* 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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