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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
R2918
Model details
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Name
W.P. Allen
Livery
Green
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2010
Running number
3803
Prototype information
In service until
1965
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Tractive effort
35,380 lbf
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Total built
84
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Build date
1903 to 1919
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway 2884
Motive power
Steam
Built
August 1948
Total produced
83
* 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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