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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
R3005
Model details
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Name
W.P. Allen
Livery
Black with Late Crest
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Weathered
Tooling date
2010
Running number
2845
Prototype information
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Main duties
Heavy Freight
In service until
1965
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Tractive effort
35,380 lbf
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Build date
1903 to 1919
Total built
84
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway 2800
Motive power
Steam
Built
August 1948
Total produced
84
* 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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