Name: Hornby R3906 GBRf, Class 47/7, Co-Co, 47739 - Era 11
Brand: Hornby
SKU: R3906
Price: 82.49 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of 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. In December 2017, GBRf purchased three Class 47/7 locomotives from Colas Railfreight; 47727, 47739 and 47749, as all were excess to Colas' requirements.

Two of the locomotives, 47739 and 47749, were repainted by Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh, before moving to Leicester while 47727 continued in service with the Caledonian Sleeper, having been on long term hire to GBRf anyway.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Hornby

Product Code

R3906

GTIN

5055286671531

RRP

£82.49

Release date

September 2020

Model details

Livery

Blue

DCC status

DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Gauge

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Motor

5 Pole Skew wound

Colour

Blue

Power pickup

Power bogie only

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Tooling date

2006

Finish

Pristine

Name

W.P. Allen

Chassis construction

Lightweight

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Running number

47739

Prototype information

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)

Wheel configuration

Co-Co

Top speed

75 or 95 mph

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

In service until

Present

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

GBRf

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 GBRf offers a Class 47/7 locomotive, model number 47739, in OO gauge and Era 11. The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, features a 5‑pole skew wound motor, and is supplied in a pristine blue livery. It measures 251 mm in length, rides on a Co‑Co wheel arrangement, and is fitted with a power‑bogie only pickup and NEM/tension‑lock couplings. The locomotive is represented in the current era, with a maximum speed of 80 mph (rated to 95 mph) and a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (second radius).

The prototype Class 47/7 is a modification of the Class 47/4, fitted with long‑range fuel tanks and revised cabling to operate with Propelling Control Vehicles on mail services. In December 2017, GBRf acquired three of these locomotives (47727, 47739 and 47749) from Colas Railfreight. Locomotives 47739 and 47749 were repainted by Arlington Fleet Services at Eastleigh before being transferred to Leicester; 47727 remained on long‑term hire with the Caledonian Sleeper.

The model is manufactured by Brush Traction at British Rail Crewe Works, carries the part number R3906, and reflects a diesel‑powered Class 47 built between 1979 and 1984. The colour scheme is blue, and the model bears the running number 47739.

Hornby R3906

GBRf, Class 47/7, Co-Co, 47739 - Era 11

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