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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3497
RRP
£65.99
Model details
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Coupling mount
Fixed
Coupling type
Tension lock
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Name
W.P. Allen
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
2007
Livery
Two-Tone Green
Running number
D9016
Prototype information
In service until
1982
Builder
English Electric - Vulcan Foundry
Build date
1961 - 1962
Main duties
Express Passenger
Operated by
British Rail
Top speed
100mph
Total built
22
Tractive effort
50,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 55 "Deltic"
Motive power
Diesel
Built
August 1948
Total produced
22
* 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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