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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2917
Model details
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Name
W.P. Allen
Livery
Black with Late Crest
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2010
Running number
2810
Prototype information
Main duties
Heavy Freight
In service until
1965
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Total built
84
Tractive effort
35,380 lbf
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Build date
1903 to 1919
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway 2800
Motive power
Steam
Built
August 1948
Total produced
84
* 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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