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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2959X
RRP
£130.25
Model details
Finish
Pristine
Interior lighting
No
Directional lighting
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
DCC status
DCC Fitted
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Tooling date
2010
Livery
Apple/Doncaster Green, Lined (Silver)
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Based on preserved
No
Coupling type
Tension lock
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Prototype information
Operated by
London & North Eastern Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Builder
Doncaster Works
Darlington Works
North British Locomotive Co
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Darlington Works
North British Locomotive Co
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Main duties
Passenger Services
Locomotive type
Steam
Build date
1945 to 1950
Tractive effort
32,080 lbf (Most)
25,063 to 28,516 lbf (Some, experimentally)
25,063 to 28,516 lbf (Some, experimentally)
In service until
1962
Wheel configuration
2-6-4T
Total built
100
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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