Hornby R3740

Caledonian Sleeper, Class 92, Co-Co, 92023 - Era 10

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description
Built in June 1995, 92023 entered service named as Ravel; one of the nine SNCF owned locomotives.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3740
GTIN
5055286655692
RRP
£102.99
Release date
October 2019

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Colour
Blue
Tooling date
2011
Power pickup
Power bogie only
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Livery
Midnight Teal
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Finish
Pristine

Prototype information

Locomotive type
Electric
Builder
Asea Brown Boveri and Brush Traction
Build date
1993 - 1996
Total built
46
Power output
6,760hp (25kV Overhead) or 5,360hp (750V 3rd Rail)
Tractive effort
81,000 lbf (or 90,000 lbf with 'Boost Mode' applied)
Operators
British Rail
SNCF
DB Cargo UK
GBRf
Caledonian Sleeper
DB Romania
Transagent Rail Croatia
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
Present
Locomotive class*
Class 92
Operator
Caledonian Sleeper
Motive power
Electric
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Designer
Brush Traction
Built by
Asea Brown Boveri and Brush Traction

* 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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Hornby Caledonian Sleeper Class 92 locomotive, reference 92023, is an Era 10 OO gauge model. It represents a Co‑Co electric locomotive built between 1993 and 1996, with the specific unit modeled after the locomotive built in June 1995 that entered service named Ravel, one of nine SNCF owned examples. The model is finished in a pristine midnight teal livery with a blue colour scheme, bears the running number 92023 and carries the manufacturer part number R3740.

The locomotive features DCC ready equipment with an 8‑pin socket, a 5‑pole skew wound motor and power pickup via a power bogie only. It has NEM/tension lock couplings, a minimum curve radius of 2nd radius (438 mm) and a maximum speed of 90 mph. The model measures 280 mm in length and is supplied with a Co‑Co wheel arrangement, built by Asea Brown Boveri and Brush Traction for the Caledonian Sleeper operator.

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