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Hornby R3898TTS

BR, Class 08, 0-6-0, 3817 - Era 6

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Prototype Era
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Built at Horwich Works, D3817 entered traffic on 18 March 1959 and after being allocated to Newport for just over ten years, the locomotive spent its entire British Railways service life in the south. It was based at Ashford and then Eastleigh, during which time it was renumbered as 08650.

Foster Yeoman purchased the locomotive in August 1989, transferring it to operations on the Isle of Grain where it continued operation into Aggregate Industries' ownership. Now owned by Mendip Rail, 08650 has operated under private ownership longer than it did under that of British Railways.

Having undergone numerous renumbers and serving multiple railway locations, this locomotive will bring that extra splash of history to your railway collection.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R3898TTS
GTIN
5055286671425
RRP
£200.99
Release date
March 2022

Model details

Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Colour
Blue
Livery
Rail Blue
DCC status
TTS fitted
Finish
Painted
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Power pickup
All wheels
Tooling date
2005
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Based on preserved
No
Coupling
NEM
Running number
BR D3817, BR 08650

Prototype information

Operated by
British Rail
Abellio Greater Anglia
Abellio Scotrail
Arriva Rail North
DB Cargo UK
Derby Works
East Midlands Trains/ Railway
Eurostar
EWS
Foster Yeoman
Freightliner
GNER
Great Western Railway (Modern)
Harry Needle Railroad Co
LNER (Modern)
Mendip Rail
Midland Mainline
Network Rail
Northern Rail
Rail Express Systems
Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains East Coast
West Coast Railway Company
West Midlands Trains
Various Other Industrial & Heritage Railways
Builder
BR Crewe Works
BR Darlington Works
BR Derby Works
BR Doncaster Works
BR Horwich Works
Build dates
1952 to 1962
In service until
Present
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Main duties
Shunting
Total built
996
Tractive effort
35,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
0-6-0
Locomotive class*
Class 08
Operator
BR
Motive power
Diesel
Designer
BREL
Built
March 1959

* 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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