Model Details

Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive

Canada
4008

Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive

Years Released: 1955 1956 1957 (Model Year pages)
Model released for 3 years.

Model: Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive
Running Number: 4008
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives
Diesel Electric Locomotives
Locomotive Class: F7 Class
F7 Class
Designer: General Motors Electro-Motive Div.
Class Information: First Generation diesel-electric F-Class locomotives designed and built between 1939 and 1960 by General Motors Electro-Motive Div. (EMD) are considered the most successful of the diesel pioneer projects in North America , with the F7 being the most numerous of all design variants. More...
Weight: 104 tons
Purpose: Mixed Traffic
Wheel Arrangement: BO-BO
BO-BO
Model Information: ---
Models Produced: ---
Logo & Box Style:

1955 1956 1957

1955 1956 1957
Company: T.R. - Transcontinental
Logo: T.R. Shield
Logo Years: ---
Transcontinental
Livery: T.R. Various
T.R. Various
Livery Details: Various liveries based on Canadian and Australian outline railways.
Company Information: Tri-ang Railways company name given to worldwide outline models.

Model Ranking:
Current: 1301 - December 2023
Previous: 1163 - November 2023
Movement: (-138)

Model Year Details (3)

YEAR CAT MODEL
1955 R.55 1955
Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive
1956 R.55 1956
Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive
1957 R.55 1957
Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive

Train Sets Included In (2)

YEARS TRAIN SET
1956 1957 Transcontinental Train Set (Diesel Goods)
1955 1956 1957 Transcontinental Train Set (Diesel Passenger)

Related Service Sheets (4)

NO SERVICE SHEET NAME ISSUE DATE
12 Power Bogies And Lamp Mountings April 1957
12b Power Bogies - R.55, R.155, R.159, R.253 January 1960
5a Locomotive Bogies & Pony Trucks January 1960
6 Chassis & Bogies - R.55 November 1955

Model Photos & Notes (0)

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Price List

YEAR UK PRICE
1956 59/6
1957 59/6

Catalogue Images (3)

R.55 - Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive - 1955
R.55 Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive - 1955

R.55 - Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive - 1956
R.55 Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive - 1956

R.55 - Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive - 1957
R.55 Transcontinental Diesel Locomotive - 1957


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