Name: Hornby R3746 BR, Class 31, A1A-A1A, 31102 - Era 7
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3746
Price: 192.49 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Entering traffic at Stratford as D5520 on 26 February, 1959, the locomotive was soon moved to Ipswich, where it remained until 11 May, 1968.

D5520 was renumbered to 31102 at the beginning of 1973 while allocated to York, moving to Stratford in 1976. Sold to Network Rail for spares, 31102 was scrapped in 2007.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3746

GTIN

5055286655739

RRP

£192.49

Release date

November 2019

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Gauge

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Motor

5 Pole Skew wound

Colour

Blue

Power pickup

All wheels

Tooling date

2005

Coupling

NEM

Based on preserved

Directional lighting

Interior lighting

Pickup in tender

Passenger figures

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Diecast

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Livery

Blue

Finish

Pristine

Prototype information

Build dates

1957 to 1962

Operated by

British Rail
EWS
Fragonset Railways
FM Rail
Mainline Rail
Nemesis Rail
Network Rail

Total built

263

Tractive effort

35,900 lbf

Wheel configuration

A1A-A1A

Builder

Brush Traction

In service until

2017

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Locomotive class^*

Class 31

Operator

Motive power

Diesel

Wheel arrangement

Co-Co

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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Hornby BR Class 31 (model number 31102) is an OO gauge locomotive fitted with a DCC‑ready 8‑pin socket. The model measures 225 mm in length, has a pristine blue finish, and carries the running number 31102. It uses a five‑pole skew wound motor, with power pickup from all wheels, and is equipped with NEM couplings. The wheel arrangement is Co‑Co (A1A‑A1A in the description) and the locomotive is represented in British Rail Blue livery (TOPS period). The part number for the model is R3746.

The prototype locomotive was built by Brush Traction between 1957 and 1962, with a total of 263 units produced. It was a diesel‑powered engine with a maximum speed of 90 mph. The original D5520 entered traffic at Stratford on 26 February 1959, then transferred to Ipswich until 11 May 1968. It was renumbered 31102 at the start of 1973 while allocated to York, moved back to Stratford in 1976, and after being sold to Network Rail for spares it was scrapped in 2007.