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Prototype Eras
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Era 11 (2016 to 2025) Current Era
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3662
RRP
£109.99
Release date
2018
Model details
Coupling
NEM
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Livery
Green
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
Power pickup
All wheels
Name
W.P. Allen
Running number
153368
Features
Directional lighting
Prototype information
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 153 "Super Sprinter"
Operator
Great Western Railway (Era 9)
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Max speed
75 mph
Ordered by
London & North Eastern Railway
Built
1987-1988
Built by
Leyland Bus (as Class 155s)
(Converted to Class 153 by Hunslet-Barclay)
Built at
Doncaster
Total produced
70
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Withdrawn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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