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Hornby R30027

Cappagh, Class 60, Co-Co, 60028 - Era 11

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Prototype Era
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Built between 1989 and 1993, 100 BR Class 60 locomotives were built by Brush Traction in Loughborough. After teething troubles, the first two locomotives entered service in October 1990. After privatisation, the whole fleet transferred to EWS ownership, which was acquired by DB Schenker, a wholly owned subsidiary of the German railway company, in June 2007.

4 Locomotives, 60028, 60029, 60046 and 60055 were sold by DB Cargo UK to DCRail in 2019 with the 'Super Sixty' upgrade. 60028 was turned out in a blue livery, with large CAPPAGH logo. Under BR No. 60028 was named 'John Flamsteed' after the first Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed who made the first observations of Uranus (although he mistakenly catalogued it as a star) and laid the foundation stone for the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

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Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R30027
GTIN
5055286691287
RRP
£228.99
Catalogue
2021 range
Release date
October 2021

Model details

Tooling date
2006
Colour
Blue
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Coupling type
Tension lock
Livery
DCR
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Couplings
NEM
Finish
Painted
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Diecast
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No

Prototype information

Main duties
Heavy Freight
Introduced
1990
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Brush Traction
Build dates
1989 to 1993
Total built
100
Tractive effort
106,500 lbf
In service until
Present
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Operated by
British Rail
Colas Rail
DB Cargo UK
DC Rail
EWS
GB Railfreight
Load Haul
Mainline Freight
Locomotive class*
Class 60
Operator
DCR
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
CO-CO
Designer
Brush
Built by
Brush Traction

* 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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