Model Year Details

2008r - Class 47 Diesel Locomotive

47844

Model: Class 47 Diesel Locomotive (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 47844
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives

Locomotive Class: 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

Model Information: Length - 256mm.
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Company: VT - Virgin Trains
Logo: Virgin Logo
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Livery: 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: 2008r
Catalogue Number: R.2677
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Publication: Hornby Railroad Pages - Hornby Catalogue - Edition Fifty-Four 2008
Publication Type: Catalogue Pages
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