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Prototype Era
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2946
Model details
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Livery
Blue
Name
W.P. Allen
Tooling date
2011
Running number
7733
Features
Directional lighting
Prototype information
In service until
2005
Main duties
Local & Regional Passenger
Operated by
British Rail
Connex
South Eastern Trains
Southern
South West Trains
Connex
South Eastern Trains
Southern
South West Trains
Passenger capacity
42 (First Class)
280 (Standard Class)
280 (Standard Class)
Build dates
1967 to 1974
Builder
BR York Works
BR Derby Works
BR Derby Works
Type of unit
750 V DC 3rd-Rail Electric Multiple Unit
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 423 "4-VEP"
Motive power
Electric Multiple Unit
Built
August 1948
Total produced
194
* 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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