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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Manufacturer description
Class 47/7 locomotives are a modification of Class 47/4 locomotives, being fitted with long range fuel tanks and new cabling to work with Propelling Control Vehicles (PCV) on mail carrying services.Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3757
GTIN
5055286656057
RRP
£79.99
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
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Colour
Claret
Power pickup
Power bogie only
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Tooling date
2006
Name
Prince William
Livery
Royal Train Claret
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Finish
Pristine
Running number
47798
Prototype information
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
In service until
Present
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
British Rail Crewe Works
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Total built
512
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Operated by
British Rail
Advenza Freight
Anglia
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Cotswold Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
First Great Western
FM Rail
Fragonset
Freightliner
GB Railfreight
Harry Needle Railroad Co.
ONE
Porterbrook
Rail Operations Group
Riviera Trains
Victa Westlink Rail
Virgin Trains
Waterman Railways
West Coast Railway Co.
Advenza Freight
Anglia
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Cotswold Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
First Great Western
FM Rail
Fragonset
Freightliner
GB Railfreight
Harry Needle Railroad Co.
ONE
Porterbrook
Rail Operations Group
Riviera Trains
Victa Westlink Rail
Virgin Trains
Waterman Railways
West Coast Railway Co.
Locomotive class*
Class 47
Operator
EWS
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Designer
Brush Traction
Built
August 1948
Built by
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Total produced
512
* 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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