Name: Hornby R3757 EWS, Class 47/7, Co-Co, 47798 'Prince William' - Era 9
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3757
Price: 79.99 GBP

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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

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

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)

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.

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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Hornby EWS Class 47/7 locomotive 47798, named Prince William, is a OO‑scale model representing the diesel‑electric Class 47/7 built between 1979 and 1984. The model is finished in the Royal Train claret livery, measures 251 mm in length, and carries the running number 47798.

It features a 5‑pole skew‑wound motor, DCC readiness with an 8‑pin socket, and a power‑bogie‑only pickup. The locomotive is equipped with NEM/tension‑lock couplings and a minimum curve radius of the second radius (438 mm). The wheel arrangement is Co‑Co and it is supplied with a pristine finish.

The prototype was modified from Class 47/4 with long‑range fuel tanks and upgraded cabling for use with Propelling Control Vehicles on mail services, and it operated under the initial privatisation period for English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS).