Hornby R30318

RailRoad Plus Loram Rail, Class 20, Bo-Bo, 20189 - Era 11

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Prototype Era
Era 11 (2016 to 2023) Current Era

Manufacturer description

The Class 20 is a small Bo-Bo diesel locomotive produced by BR in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They are sometimes also referred to as the English Electric Type 1. The Class 20 was a freight only diesel design producing 1000 horsepower, ideal for light mixed freight traffic. In total, 228 of the class were built across two production runs. As advancements in diesel traction came thick and fast through the 1970s the locomotives found themselves comparatively weak and relegated to secondary duties.


In service, the locomotives were found to be difficult to drive 'nose' first due to what was considered poor visibility for a diesel locomotive, although the visibility was similar to that which would have been seen from a steam locomotive where the long boiler obscured the track ahead. This visibility, combined with their power which became rapidly outclassed by newer locomotives led to class 20s being coupled nose to nose giving it the power and appearance of a standard diesel locomotive, albeit quite a bit longer. As of 2022, 6 locomotives are still in service, 22 are preserved and another handful are in storage with all other examples scrapped.


20189 entered BR service in 1967 as D8189 delivered to a shed in Nottingham. The locomotive would be renumbered under TOPS to 20189 and withdrawn from BR service in September 1990. The locomotive is currently preserved by 20189 Ltd in its original 20/0 condition and is mainline certified. The locomotive is painted in a BR Blue livery with Loram Rail decals, having been one of two of the class to be briefly painted in a Balfour Beatty white and blue livery.


The Class 20 model is fitted with a three pole motor connected to the motor bogie via a driveshaft and worm. Traction tyres give the model extra pulling power and an 8 pin DCC socket allow for digital operation.

Catalogue listing

Brand:
Hornby
Range:
Railroad
Product Code:
R30318
GTIN:
5063129013257
RRP:
£76.99
Catalogue:
2023 Range
Release date:
Q3 2023

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Motor
3 Pole
Colour
Blue
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Livery
Loram Rail Operations
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Buffers
Separate Plastic Buffers
Running number
20189

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
Class 20
Operator
Loram Rail
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Max speed
60 mph / 75 mph
Designer
English Electric
Built
1957 to 1968
Built by
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Total produced
228

* 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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