Hornby R3162X

Class 401 2-BIL 2-car EMU in BR green livery DCC Fitted

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3162X
RRP
£141.99

Model details

Tooling date
2013
Finish
Pristine
Livery
Green with Late Crest
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Interior lighting
No
Passenger figures
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
Drawbar coupling
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
DCC status
DCC Fitted

Prototype information

Type of unit
DC Third-Rail Eelectric Multiple Unit
Builder
Southern Railway
Build dates
1935 to 1938
Passenger capacity
76 to 84 seated per set
Operated by
Southern Railway
British Railways
Main duties
Semi-Fast Passenger Services
In service until
1971
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 401 "2BIL"
Motive power
Electric Multiple Unit

* 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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