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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3068
Model details
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Livery
Green with Late Crest
Name
Formidable
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2012
Running number
D802
Prototype information
In service until
1972
Main duties
Passenger services
Operated by
British Railways
Wheel configuration
B-B
Tractive effort
48,200 lbf
Total built
38
Build dates
1958 to 1961
Builder
BR Swindon Works
Locomotive type
Diesel-Hydraulic
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 42 "Warship"
Motive power
Diesel
Built
August 1948
Total produced
38
* 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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