Hornby R30182

RailRoad Plus BR Class 47, Co-Co D1683 - Era 6

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

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 Traction in Loughborough, and the remaining 202 at Crewe. The locomotives were used for passenger and freight operations beginning in 1962 in the BR Green livery, before being repainted into the BR Blue colour scheme before further diversification saw them painted in all manner of liveries.

Strong performers, these locomotives were among some of the largest to be employed by British rail. The first five withdrawals were all due to accident damage with the first planned decommissioning taking place in February 1986. As withdrawals began, ostensibly due to a lack of parts the withdrawn engines in turn solved this issue, and therefore the Class 47 disappeared slowly once withdrawals began.

In 2023, 30 of the class remain operational on the national network with West Coast Railways being the largest operator, 17 are stored, 33 have been converted to the Class 57 and an additional 32 have been preserved.

D1683 would be introduced in 1963 serving ably until receiving its TOPS number and BR blue colour scheme in 1973, becoming 47485. Wearing a variant of BR blue for much of its service life including the large logo, the locomotive would be scrapped in 2000 by MJR Phillips at Crewe.

This Railroad model fitted with a 3 pole motor and simple gearing, proving to be a reliable runner on any layout. The 8 pin DCC socket allows the model to be used on a digital layout where required and its railroad specification makes it ideal as a starter model

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Range
Railroad
Product Code
R30182
GTIN
5063129013318
RRP
£96.99
Catalogue
2023 Range
Release date
Q1 2024

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Motor
3 Pole
Colour
Green
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Livery
BR green with late crest
Power pickup
Power bogie only
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Buffers
Separate Plastic Buffers
Running number
D1683

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
Class 47
Operator
BR
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Max speed
80 mph / 95 mph
Designer
Brush Traction
Built
1962 to 1968
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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