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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2932X
RRP
£92.50
Model details
Livery
Blue & White
Tooling date
2008
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Name
W.P. Allen
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Finish
Pristine
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling
NEM
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
DCC status
DCC Fitted
Running number
153367
Features
Directional lighting
Prototype information
Type of unit
Single-Car Diesel Multiple Unit
Passenger capacity
59 to 75 Seated
Operated by
Abellio ScotRail
Arriva Trains Northern
Arriva Trains Wales
British Rail
Central Trains
East Midlands Trains/ Railway
Great Western Railway
Greater Anglia
First North Western
First Great Western
London Midland
National Express East Anglia
Northern Rail
Transport for Wales
Wales & West
Wessex Trains
West Midlands Trains
Arriva Trains Northern
Arriva Trains Wales
British Rail
Central Trains
East Midlands Trains/ Railway
Great Western Railway
Greater Anglia
First North Western
First Great Western
London Midland
National Express East Anglia
Northern Rail
Transport for Wales
Wales & West
Wessex Trains
West Midlands Trains
Main duties
Local & Regional Passenger
In service until
Present
Build dates
1987 to 1988
(Converted to Class 153 between 1991 & 1992)
(Converted to Class 153 between 1991 & 1992)
Builder
Leyland Bus (as Class 155s)
(Converted to Class 153 by Hunslet-Barclay)
(Converted to Class 153 by Hunslet-Barclay)
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 153 "Super Sprinter"
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Built
August 1948
Total produced
70
* 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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