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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2588
Model details
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
Fixed
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole ringfield
DCC status
No
Livery
Dusk Blue
Name
Vice Admiral Lord Nelson
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Tooling date
2004
Running number
90005
Prototype information
In service until
Present
Main duties
Mixed traffic - mainly express passenger and heavy freight
Operated by
British Rail
DB Cargo UK
Freightliner
Greater Anglia
Virgin Trains
EWS
First ScotRail
ONE
GNER
& more
DB Cargo UK
Freightliner
Greater Anglia
Virgin Trains
EWS
First ScotRail
ONE
GNER
& more
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Tractive effort
58,000 lbf
Power output
5,000 hp
Total built
50
Build date
1987 - 1990
Builder
British Rail Engineering Ltd, Crewe Works
Locomotive type
Electric
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 90
Motive power
Electric
Built
August 1948
Total produced
50
* 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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