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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2872
Model details
Tooling date
2005
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Coupling
NEM
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Livery
Green with Late Crest
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Running number
D3721
Prototype information
In service until
Present
Main duties
Shunting
Short Distance Freight
Short Distance Freight
Operated by
Arriva Traincare
British Rail
Connex
EWS
GB Railfreight
Harry Needle Railroad Company
Mainline Freight
Private/ Industrial Railways
British Rail
Connex
EWS
GB Railfreight
Harry Needle Railroad Company
Mainline Freight
Private/ Industrial Railways
Wheel configuration
0-6-0
Tractive effort
25,000 lbf
Total built
38
Build dates
1959 to 1962 (Original Builds)
1992 to 1993 (12 Rebuilt from Class 08s)
1992 to 1993 (12 Rebuilt from Class 08s)
Builder
BR Darlington Works
BR Horwich Works
BR Horwich Works
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 09
Motive power
Diesel
Built
August 1948
Total produced
26
* 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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