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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2693
Release date
2008
Model details
Tooling date
2006
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Proprietary coupling between cars. It is possible to couple units in multiple.
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Coupling mount
Fixed
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Name
W.P. Allen
Livery
Dusk Blue
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Coupling
Class Specific
Finish
Pristine
Running numbers
156416, 52416, 57416
Prototype information
Main duties
Regional Passenger
In service until
Present
Type of unit
2-car Diesel Multiple Unit
Builder
Metro-Cammell
Build dates
1987 to 1989
Passenger capacity
140 to 163 seated
Operated by
British Rail
Abellio ScotRail
Arriva Trains Northern
Central Trains
East Midlands Railway/ EMT
First North Western
First ScotRail
Greater Anglia
Northern Trains/ Northern Rail
Regional Railways
ScotRail
Abellio ScotRail
Arriva Trains Northern
Central Trains
East Midlands Railway/ EMT
First North Western
First ScotRail
Greater Anglia
Northern Trains/ Northern Rail
Regional Railways
ScotRail
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 156 "Super Sprinter"
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Built
August 1948
Total produced
114
* 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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