Hornby R30045

RailRoad Plus Colas Rail, Class 47, Co-Co, 47749 'City of Truro' - Era 11

Name: Hornby Railroad Plus R30045 RailRoad Plus Colas Rail, Class 47, Co-Co, 47749 'City of Truro' - Era 11
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R30045
Price: 96.99 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Built between 1962 and 1968, the Class 47 Co-Co Diesel-Electric locomotive was once the most numerous class of mainline diesel in Britain with 512 examples. 310 locomotives were constructed by Brush in Loughborough, and the remaining 202 at Crewe. The locomotives were used for passenger and freight operations. In 2020, 24 of the class remain operational on the national network with more in storage and an additional 31 preserved.

In 2007 newly formed Colas Rail unveiled four newly liveried Class 47 locomotives, having previously relied on hired Class 57s to fulfil its timber hauling contracts. This was early evidence of the ambition Colas Rail had to obtain and grow its own fleet of freight locomotives. The first two locomotives to be overhauled ready for service were No. 47727 'Rebecca' and No. 47749 'Demelza'. In April 2016 locomotive No. 47749 had its original name 'City of Turo' restored.

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Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Range

Railroad Plus

Product Code

R30045

GTIN

5055286692185

RRP

£96.99

Catalogue

Railroad Plus

Release date

July 2022

Model details

Livery

Colas Rail

Name

City of Truro

Finish

Pristine

Colour

Yellow

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 Pole Skew wound

Gauge

Power pickup

Power bogie only

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Tooling date

2006

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Coupling type

Tension lock

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Chassis construction

Lightweight

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

DCC

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Running number

47749

Prototype information

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

In service until

Present

Introduced

1965

Total built

512

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Builder

Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works

Build dates

1962 to 1968

Top speed

75 or 95 mph

Power output

2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)

Tractive effort

55,000 to 60,000 lbf

Operated by

British Rail
Advenza Freight
Anglia
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Cotswold Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
First Great Western
FM Rail
Fragonset
Freightliner
GB Railfreight
Harry Needle Railroad Co.
ONE
Porterbrook
Rail Operations Group
Riviera Trains
Victa Westlink Rail
Virgin Trains
Waterman Railways
West Coast Railway Co.

Wheel configuration

Co-Co

Locomotive class^*

Class 47

Operator

Colas Rail

Motive power

Diesel

Wheel arrangement

CO-CO

Designer

Brush

Built

August 1948

Built by

Brush Traction British Rail Crewe Works

Total produced

512

^* 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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