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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2787
Model details
Tooling date
2009
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Finish
Pristine
Name
King Arthur
Livery
Swallow
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Coupling
NEM
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Running number
87010
Prototype information
In service until
Present
Main duties
Express Passenger
Total built
36
Tractive effort
58,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Operated by
British Rail
Bulgarian Railway Company
Bulmarket
Caledonian Sleeper
Cotswold Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
First/ GB Railfreight
Locomotive Services Ltd
Virgin Trains West Coast
Bulgarian Railway Company
Bulmarket
Caledonian Sleeper
Cotswold Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
First/ GB Railfreight
Locomotive Services Ltd
Virgin Trains West Coast
Build dates
1973 to 1975
Builders
BREL Crewe Works
Locomotive type
Electric - 25kV AC Overhead
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 87
Motive power
Electric
Built
August 1948
Total produced
36
* 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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