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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2555
Model details
Tooling date
2004
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Non-NEM socket
Non-NEM socket
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Interior lighting
No
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Livery
Lined Black with Late Crest
Finish
Pristine
Prototype information
Surviving locos
18
In service until
1968
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Operated by
LMS
British Railways
British Railways
Wheel configuration
4-6-0
Tractive effort
25,455 lbf
Total built
842
Builder
LMS Crewe
Derby & Horwich Works
Vulcan Foundry
Armstrong Whitworth
Derby & Horwich Works
Vulcan Foundry
Armstrong Whitworth
Locomotive type
Steam
Build date
1934 - 1951
Locomotive class*
London, Midland & Scottish Railway 5MT "Black Five"
Motive power
Steam
* 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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