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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3237
RRP
£146.99
Model details
Tooling date
2010
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Finish
Pristine
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Livery
Lined Green
Interior lighting
No
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Pickup in tender
No
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Chassis construction
Diecast
Passenger figures
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Coupling type
Tension lock
Name
Caerphilly Castle
Running number
GWR 4073
Prototype information
In service until
1965
Builder
GWR/ BR Swindon Works
Tractive effort
31,625 lbf
Main duties
Express Passenger
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Wheel configuration
4-6-0
Total built
171
Locomotive type
Steam
Build date
1923 to 1950
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway 4073 "Castle"
Motive power
Steam
Built
August 1923
* 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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