Hornby R3179

Class 4wDM 0-4-0 Sentinel Shunter in ESSO Bitumen Plymouth red

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3179
GTIN
5010963431792
RRP
£55.99

Model details

Minimum radius
Radius 1
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Livery
Red
DCC status
DCC Ready 4 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2014
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal

Prototype information

Current operators
Many industrial & railways
Main duties
Shunting
Wheel configuration
0-4-0DH
Build date
1960s
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Sentinel Waggon Works
In service until
Present
Locomotive class*
British Rail 4wDH Sentinel
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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