Hornby R3745

Network Rail, Class 31, A1A-A1A, 31602 'Driver Dave Green' - Era 9

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways

Manufacturer description

Entering traffic on 12 May, 1960 as D5614, in April 1998 it was withdrawn for modification to Class 31/6 and renumbered 31602.

The locomotive re-entered traffic with Fragonset, as Chimera then Network Rail and was named as Driver Dave Green at Derby RTC in November 2007, marking 52 years of railway service by the driver.

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Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3745
GTIN
5055286655722
RRP
£211.99
Catalogue
2019 Range
Release date
November 2019

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Colour
Yellow
Power pickup
All wheels
Tooling date
2005
Finish
Painted
Livery
Yellow
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Interior lighting
No
Coupling
NEM
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2

Prototype information

Introduced
1960
Wheel configuration
A1A-A1A
Tractive effort
35,900 lbf
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Operated by
British Rail
EWS
Fragonset Railways
FM Rail
Mainline Rail
Nemesis Rail
Network Rail
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Brush Traction
Build dates
1957 to 1962
Total built
263
In service until
2017
Locomotive class*
Class 31
Operator
Network Rail
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
A1A-A1A
Designer
Brush Traction
Built by
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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