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Prototype Era
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3226
RRP
£129.99
Model details
Tooling date
2013
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Coupling
NEM
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Livery
Black with Early Emblem
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Running number
7218
Prototype information
In service until
1965
Main duties
Heavy freight
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Wheel configuration
2-8-2T
Tractive effort
33,170 lbf
Total built
54
Build date
1934 to 1939
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Locomotive type
Steam
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway 7200
Motive power
Steam
Built
August 1948
Total produced
54
* 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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