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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2917X
RRP
£136.99
Model details
Interior lighting
No
Tooling date
2010
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Passenger figures
No
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Livery
Black with Late Crest
Based on preserved
No
Finish
Pristine
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Fitted
Directional lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Coupling type
Tension lock
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Prototype information
Total built
84
Locomotive type
Steam
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Build date
1903 to 1919
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Tractive effort
35,380 lbf
In service until
1965
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
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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