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Prototype Era
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3258
RRP
£130.25
Model details
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
2013
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Coupling mount
Drawbar coupling
NEM pockets
NEM pockets
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Interior lighting
No
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Livery
Blue
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Prototype information
Main duties
Semi-Fast Passenger Services
Passenger capacity
76 to 84 seated per set
Operated by
Southern Railway
British Railways
British Railways
In service until
1971
Builder
Southern Railway
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
* 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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