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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3257
RRP
£130.25
Model details
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Tooling date
2013
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Livery
Green with Late Crest
Coupling mount
Drawbar coupling
NEM pockets
NEM pockets
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Finish
Pristine
Coupling type
Tension lock
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Name
W.P. Allen
Prototype information
Main duties
Semi-Fast Passenger Services
Builder
Southern Railway
In service until
1971
Operated by
Southern Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Passenger capacity
76 to 84 seated per set
Build dates
1935 to 1938
Type of unit
DC Third-Rail Eelectric Multiple Unit
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 401 "2BIL"
Motive power
Electric Multiple Unit
Built
August 1948
Total produced
152
* 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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