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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2897XS
Model details
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
DCC status
DCC Sound Fitted
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Livery
Green with Early Emblem
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2010
Prototype information
In service until
1965
Main duties
Express Passenger
Tractive effort
31,625 lbf
Wheel configuration
4-6-0
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Total built
171
Build date
1923 to 1950
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
GWR/ BR Swindon Works
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway 4073 "Castle"
Motive power
Steam
* 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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