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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3053A
RRP
£64.99
Model details
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Livery
Blue
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
2008
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Name
W.P. Allen
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Running number
90019
Prototype information
Build date
1987 - 1990
Builder
British Rail Engineering Ltd, Crewe Works
Locomotive type
Electric
Main duties
Mixed traffic - mainly express passenger and heavy freight
Power output
5,000 hp
Total built
50
Tractive effort
58,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
In service until
Present
Operated by
British Rail
DB Cargo UK
Freightliner
Greater Anglia
Virgin Trains
EWS
First ScotRail
ONE
GNER
& more
DB Cargo UK
Freightliner
Greater Anglia
Virgin Trains
EWS
First ScotRail
ONE
GNER
& more
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 90
Motive power
Electric
Built
August 1948
Total produced
50
* 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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