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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
R2916
Model details
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Passenger figures
No
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Livery
Green
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2010
Prototype information
In service until
1965
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Tractive effort
35,380 lbf
Total built
84
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Build date
1903 to 1919
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway 2800
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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