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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2611
Model details
Tooling date
1987
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Coupling type
No couplings
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
DCC status
No
Motor
Type 7
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Livery
Merseytravel Yellow
Finish
Pristine
Prototype information
In service until
December 2020
Main duties
Local & Regional Passenger
Passenger capacity
105 to 121 Seats
Operated by
British Rail
Regional Railways
Valley Lines
Arriva Trains Northern
First North Western
Wales and Borders
Arriva Trains Wales
Northern Rail
First Great Western
Arriva Rail North
Transport for Wales
Northern Trains
Regional Railways
Valley Lines
Arriva Trains Northern
First North Western
Wales and Borders
Arriva Trains Wales
Northern Rail
First Great Western
Arriva Rail North
Transport for Wales
Northern Trains
Top speed
75 mph
Power output
225hp (Cummins Engined Units)
205hp (Leyland Engined Units)
205hp (Leyland Engined Units)
Total built
96 Units
Build dates
1985 to 1987
Type of unit
Two-car Diesel Multiple Unit
Builder
British Rail Engineering Limited
Derby Litchurch Lane Works
Leyland Bus
Derby Litchurch Lane Works
Leyland Bus
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 142 "Pacer"
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
* 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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