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Prototype Eras
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3590
RRP
£65.99
Model details
Based on preserved
No
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Interior lighting
No
Directional lighting
No
Finish
Pristine
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
Fixed
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Livery
Blue
Tooling date
2007
Prototype information
Builder
English Electric - Vulcan Foundry
Build date
1961 - 1962
Main duties
Express Passenger
Tractive effort
50,000 lbf
Top speed
100mph
Total built
22
Operated by
British Rail
In service until
1982
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 55 "Deltic"
Motive power
Diesel
* 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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