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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
R2768
Model details
Tooling date
2008
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Based on preserved
No
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Coupling
NEM
Finish
Pristine
Livery
Chocolate & Cream
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Prototype information
Passenger capacity
48
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Main duties
Local Passenger
In service until
1962
Build dates
1940 to 1942
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Type of unit
Single Diesel Railcar
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway AEC Railcar
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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