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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3286TTS
RRP
£84.99
Model details
Tooling date
2010
Finish
Pristine
Livery
Green with Late Crest
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Chassis construction
Lightweight
DCC status
DCC Twin Track Sound Fitted
Name
Empress of Canada
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Running number
D232
Prototype information
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
In service until
1985
Wheel configuration
1Co-Co1
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Tractive effort
52,000 lbf
Total built
200
Operated by
British Rail
Build dates
1958 to 1962
Builder
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 40
Motive power
Diesel
Built
August 1948
Total produced
200
* 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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