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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Livery and condition as preserved - eras show both original and preservation era, where applicable.
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3259
RRP
£130.25
Model details
Tooling date
2013
Coupling mount
Drawbar coupling
NEM pockets
NEM pockets
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Livery
Blue
Finish
Pristine
Prototype information
Main duties
Semi-Fast Passenger Services
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
Builder
Southern Railway
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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