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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2596
Model details
Tooling date
2004
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
Fixed
Chassis construction
Lightweight
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
1st Radius (371mm)
Motor
5 pole ringfield
DCC status
No
Livery
Yellow
Finish
Pristine
Prototype information
Main duties
Express Passenger
Heavy Freight
Heavy Freight
Operated by
British Rail
Anglia Railways/ one
Bulmarket Bulgaria
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Europhoenix
EWS
Floyd Zrt
Freightliner
Hull Trains
Locomotive Services Ltd
Network Rail
West Coast Railway Co.
Vintage Trains
Virgin Cross Country
Virgin Trains West Coast
Anglia Railways/ one
Bulmarket Bulgaria
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Europhoenix
EWS
Floyd Zrt
Freightliner
Hull Trains
Locomotive Services Ltd
Network Rail
West Coast Railway Co.
Vintage Trains
Virgin Cross Country
Virgin Trains West Coast
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Tractive effort
60,000 lbf
Total built
100
Build dates
1965 to 1966
Builder
British Rail Doncaster Works
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Locomotive type
Electric 25kV AC Overhead
In service until
Present
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 86
Motive power
Electric
* 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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