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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2679
Release date
2008
Model details
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
DCC status
DCC Not compatible
Name
Portishead
Livery
Green with Monogram
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
1998
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm) +
Running number
5
Prototype information
In service until
1963 (BR)
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
(Primarily local passenger)
(Primarily local passenger)
Operated by
London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
London & South Western Railway
South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways
Industrial usage
London & South Western Railway
South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways
Industrial usage
Tractive effort
7,650 lbf
Total built
50
(17 Rebuilt from A1 to A1X)
(17 Rebuilt from A1 to A1X)
Wheel configuration
0-6-0T
Build dates
1872 to 1880
Builder
Brighton Works
Locomotive type
Steam
Locomotive class*
London, Brighton & South Coast Railway A1X
Motive power
Steam
Built
1872-1880
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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