British Rail Class 55 [TPFUK]

The model is available from 1961 in working and preserved liveries.

Features - All models are also available as track assets. - User-settable headcode on 55020: use the train name.

Specifications - Max speed: 160 km/h. - Power: 2462 kW (3300 hp). - Tractive effort: 221 kN.

Credits - Coaches in the workshop image are by PlaneSimple.

About the locomotive The Class 55 was built by BR for express passenger traffic across the Scottish border in the early 1960s. They were built as part of the modernization plan and replaced the Gresley A3 and A4 pacifics. They worked mostly on the East Coast Main Line, where they were an impressive spectacle. Achieving 100 mph (160 kph) was a regular occurrence and 55008 reached 125 mph (200 kph) on a special run in 1978. They were displaced by the HSTs during the late 1970s and all were withdrawn by 1982. Several have been preserved.