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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3474
Model details
Tooling date
2008
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Coupling type
Tension lock
Livery
Red & Black
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Running number
90015
Prototype information
In service until
Present
Main duties
Mixed traffic - mainly express passenger and heavy freight
Build date
1987 - 1990
Total built
50
Power output
5,000 hp
Tractive effort
58,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Operated by
British Rail
DB Cargo UK
Freightliner
Greater Anglia
Virgin Trains
EWS
First ScotRail
ONE
GNER
& more
DB Cargo UK
Freightliner
Greater Anglia
Virgin Trains
EWS
First ScotRail
ONE
GNER
& more
Builder
British Rail Engineering Ltd, Crewe Works
Locomotive type
Electric
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 90
Motive power
Electric
Built
August 1948
Total produced
50
* 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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