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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3143
RRP
£199.99
Model details
Tooling date
2011
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Livery
Blue & Grey
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Running number
3185
Features
Interior lighting
Directional lighting
Directional lighting
Prototype information
In service until
2005
Passenger capacity
42 (First Class)
280 (Standard Class)
280 (Standard Class)
Build dates
1967 to 1974
Builder
BR York Works
BR Derby Works
BR Derby Works
Main duties
Local & Regional Passenger
Type of unit
750 V DC 3rd-Rail Electric Multiple Unit
Operated by
British Rail
Connex
South Eastern Trains
Southern
South West Trains
Connex
South Eastern Trains
Southern
South West Trains
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 423 "4-VEP"
Motive power
Electric Multiple Unit
Built
August 1948
Total produced
194
* 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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