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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3005X
RRP
£159.99
Release date
2011
Model details
Tooling date
2010
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Fitted
Finish
Weathered
Livery
Black with Late Crest
Name
W.P. Allen
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Running number
2845
Prototype information
Wheel configuration
2-8-0
Total built
84
Build date
1903 to 1919
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Tractive effort
35,380 lbf
Locomotive type
Steam
In service until
1965
Main duties
Heavy Freight
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
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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