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2002 - Class 47 Diesel Electric Locomotive - The Lion Of Vienna

U.K.
47807


Class 47 Diesel Electric Locomotive - The Lion Of Vienna

Model: Class 47 Diesel Electric Locomotive - The Lion Of Vienna (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 47807
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives
Diesel Electric Locomotives
Locomotive Class: Class 47 (Type 4)
Class 47 (Type 4)
Designer: Brush
Class Information: Originally classified as Type 4 locomotives and later re-classified under the TOPS system as Class 47; the locomotives were introduced in 1962 with variants of the class still operational today (2010). More...
Weight: 117 tons
Purpose: Heavy Freight & Express Passenger
Wheel Arrangement: CO-CO
CO-CO
Model Information: Length - 256mm.
Models Produced: ---
Company: VT - Virgin Trains
Logo: Virgin Logo
Logo Years: ---
Virgin Trains
Livery: Virgin Red
Virgin Red
Livery Details: Red with black ends and three distinct white stripes.
Company Information: Virgin Trains was formed during the privatisation of British Rail.
Year: 2002
Catalogue Number: R.2289A
Year Information: Introduced into traffic in 1962 the ubiquitous Class 47 can’t be seen all over the UK rail network equally at home heading up passenger trains or goods. Resplendent in a striking red livery, this particular example is working on behalf of Virgin Trains. The Hornby model is fitted with a ringfield motor and has pickups on eight of the 12 wheels.
Model Motor: Ringfield
Publication: Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Eighth Edition 2002
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 48th Edition
Hornby - OO Scale Model Railways - Forty-Eighth Edition 2002
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UK Price List: £51.00
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Class 47 Diesel Electric Locomotive - The Lion Of Vienna

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