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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
R3435
RRP
£179.99
Model details
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Tooling date
2017
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Name
Royal Mail
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Livery
Malachite Green
Running number
21C3
Prototype information
Builder
SR Eastleigh Works
In service until
All Modified by 1960
Locomotive type
Steam
Main duties
Express Passenger
Operated by
Southern Railway
British Railways
British Railways
Total built
30
Tractive effort
37,515 lbf
(later reduced to 33,495 lbf)
(later reduced to 33,495 lbf)
Wheel configuration
4-6-2
Build date
1941 to 1949
Locomotive class*
Southern Railway Merchant Navy
Motive power
Steam
Built
August 1948
* 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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