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Prototype Era
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Manufacturer description
No. 40 Brighton was the LB&SCR's celebrity 'locomotive', having been selected by the company's General Manager, J.P Knight, to represent the LB&SCR at the Paris International Exhibition. Setting sail for Dieppe on 30 March 1878, the locomotive was exhibited in the Exhibition's Machinery Hall between May and November, gaining a Gold Medal in the process.Product videos
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Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3845
GTIN
5055286671937
RRP
£109.99
Catalogue
2020 Range
Release date
July 2020
Model details
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
DCC status
DCC Ready 6 pin socket
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Motor
3 Pole Skew wound
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Colour
Improved Engine Green
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Tooling date
2019
Interior lighting
No
Livery
Umber
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Prototype information
Build dates
1872 to 1880
Locomotive type
Steam
Builder
Brighton Works
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
(Primarily local passenger)
(Primarily local passenger)
Total built
50
(17 Rebuilt from A1 to A1X)
(17 Rebuilt from A1 to A1X)
Operated by
London, Brighton & South Coast Railway
London & South Western Railway
South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways
Industrial usage
London & South Western Railway
South Eastern & Chatham Railway
Kent & East Sussex Railway
Southern Railway
British Railways
Industrial usage
In service until
1963 (BR)
Wheel configuration
0-6-0T
Tractive effort
7,650 lbf
Locomotive class*
A1/A1X 'Terriers'
Operator
LB&SCR
Motive power
Steam
Wheel arrangement
0-6-0T
Designer
William Stroudley
Built by
Brighton Works
* 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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