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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2919
Model details
Tooling date
2010
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Name
W.P. Allen
Livery
Black with Late Crest
Finish
Pristine
Running number
2891
Prototype information
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Main duties
Heavy Freight
In service until
1965
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Build date
1903 to 1919
Total built
84
Tractive effort
35,380 lbf
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Locomotive type
Steam
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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