Hornby R3000

Class B1 Thompson 4-6-0 61243 Sir Harold Mitchell in BR Black with late crest

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

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Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3000

Model details

Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Based on preserved
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Livery
Lined Black with Late Crest
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2011

Prototype information

In service until
1967
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Operated by
LNER
British Railways
Wheel configuration
4-6-0
Tractive effort
26,878 lbf
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
Darlington Works
Gorton Works
North British Locomotive Co
Vulcan Foundry
Build date
1942-1952
Total built
410
Locomotive class*
London & North Eastern Railway B1 "Antelope"
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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