Hornby R3739 Class 87 001 (Dual Named) 'Royal Scot' and 'Stephenson' BR Blue Electric Locomotive

BR Class 87 Bo-Bo number 87001 was built at Crewe, entering traffic on 29 June 1973 allocated to Willesden depot. The Stephenson Locomotive Society persuaded British Rail to name 87001 as Stephenson to mark the 1975 celebrations of 150 years of railways in the United Kingdom and a naming ceremony was held on 14 January 1976.

Item Length – Without Packaging (cm) – 36.7

Item Scale – 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge

Finish – Painted

Colour – Blue

Gauge – OO

DCC Status – DCC Ready 8 pin socket

Operator – BR

Designer – British Railways

Livery – Rail Blue

Minimum Curve (mm) – Radius 2

Motor – 5 Pole Skew wound

Number of Parts – 1

Class – Class 87