Hornby R3751

Caledonian Sleeper, Class 87, Bo-Bo, 87002 'Royal Sovereign' - Era 10

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

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

87002 was built at Crewe, entering traffic on 29 June, 1973 allocated to Willesden depot. Named as Royal Sovereign on 4 July, 1978, the name was removed when the locomotive was repainted into Porterbrook Leasing

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3751
GTIN
5055286655807
RRP
£206.99
Catalogue
2019 Range
Release date
March 2020

Model details

Finish
Painted
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Livery
Midnight Teal
Colour
Blue
Tooling date
2018
Power pickup
All wheels
Chassis construction
Diecast
Passenger figures
No
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Coupling
NEM
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Features
Pickup in tender
Interior lighting

Prototype information

Introduced
1974
Locomotive type
Electric - 25kV AC Overhead
Builders
BREL Crewe Works
Build dates
1973 to 1975
Total built
36
Tractive effort
58,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Operated by
British Rail
Bulgarian Railway Company
Bulmarket
Caledonian Sleeper
Cotswold Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
First/ GB Railfreight
Locomotive Services Ltd
Virgin Trains West Coast
Main duties
Express Passenger
In service until
Present
Locomotive class*
Class 87
Operator
Caledonian Sleeper
Motive power
Electric
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Designer
BREL

* 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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