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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3153
RRP
£59.99
Model details
Based on preserved
No
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
DCC status
No
Directional lighting
No
Finish
Pristine
Interior lighting
No
Livery
Northern Belle Pullman
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
Ringfield
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
2006
Prototype information
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
British Rail Crewe Works
Build dates
1962 to 1968
In service until
Present
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Operated by
British Rail
Advenza Freight
Anglia
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Cotswold Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
First Great Western
FM Rail
Fragonset
Freightliner
GB Railfreight
Harry Needle Railroad Co.
ONE
Porterbrook
Rail Operations Group
Riviera Trains
Victa Westlink Rail
Virgin Trains
Waterman Railways
West Coast Railway Co.
Advenza Freight
Anglia
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Cotswold Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
First Great Western
FM Rail
Fragonset
Freightliner
GB Railfreight
Harry Needle Railroad Co.
ONE
Porterbrook
Rail Operations Group
Riviera Trains
Victa Westlink Rail
Virgin Trains
Waterman Railways
West Coast Railway Co.
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Total built
512
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 47
Motive power
Diesel
* 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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