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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2947
Release date
2010
Model details
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Interior lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Livery
Red, White & Blue
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2011
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
* 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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