Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs
Prototype Eras
Era 5 (1957 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3661
GTIN
5055286646379
RRP
£169.99
Release date
2019
Model details
Coupling
NEM
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Livery
Green with Late Crest
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Power pickup
All wheels
Name
W.P. Allen
Running number
D5509
Prototype information
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 31
Operator
British Railways
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Max speed
90 mph
Ordered by
London & North Eastern Railway
Built
1957-1962
Built by
Brush Traction
Built at
Doncaster
Total produced
263
Length of service
16 years
Withdrawn
December 1964
* 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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