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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2959
Model details
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Livery
Apple/Doncaster Green, Lined (Silver)
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2010
Prototype information
In service until
1962
Main duties
Passenger Services
Operated by
London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Wheel configuration
2-6-4T
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
Doncaster Works
Darlington Works
North British Locomotive Co
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Darlington Works
North British Locomotive Co
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Build date
1945 to 1950
Total built
100
Tractive effort
32,080 lbf (Most)
25,063 to 28,516 lbf (Some, experimentally)
25,063 to 28,516 lbf (Some, experimentally)
Locomotive class*
London & North Eastern Railway L1
Motive power
Steam
* 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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