Model Year Details
1968 - Canadian National Diesel Locomotive
4008
Model: Canadian National Diesel Locomotive (Overall Model page)
Running Number: 4008
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives
Locomotive 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
Model Information: Model with working headlight.
Length - 7 7/8 inches.
Models Produced: ---
Company: C.N. - Canadian National Railways
Logo: C.N. Logo
Logo Years: 1961 - Present
Livery: C.N. Black
Livery Details: Black with white wasp stripes on sides. 0range red front area.
Company Information: Canadian National Railways (CNR) was created between 1918 and 1923, comprising several railways that had become bankrupt and fallen into federal government hands, along with some railways already owned by the government. In 1995, the federal government privatized CN. CN is the largest railway in Canada with track from coast to coast. Over the next decade, the company expanded significantly in the United States. CN operated passenger services until 1978, when they were assumed by VIA Rail along with those of the Canadian Pacific.
Running Number: 4008
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives
Locomotive 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
Model Information: Model with working headlight.
Length - 7 7/8 inches.
Models Produced: ---
Company: C.N. - Canadian National Railways
Logo: C.N. Logo
Logo Years: 1961 - Present
Livery: C.N. Black
Livery Details: Black with white wasp stripes on sides. 0range red front area.
Company Information: Canadian National Railways (CNR) was created between 1918 and 1923, comprising several railways that had become bankrupt and fallen into federal government hands, along with some railways already owned by the government. In 1995, the federal government privatized CN. CN is the largest railway in Canada with track from coast to coast. Over the next decade, the company expanded significantly in the United States. CN operated passenger services until 1978, when they were assumed by VIA Rail along with those of the Canadian Pacific.
Year: 1968
Catalogue Number: R.55CN
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Model Motor: ---
Publication: Tri-ang Hornby Minic - Railways & Motor Racing
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 14th Edition
Logo & Box Design:
UK Price List: ---
Aust Price List: ---
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Model Ranking:
Current: 198 - December 2023
Previous: 379 - November 2023
Movement:
(+181)
Catalogue Number: R.55CN
Year Information: ---
Model Motor: ---
Publication: Tri-ang Hornby Minic - Railways & Motor Racing
Publication Type: Catalogue
Publication Edition: 14th Edition
Logo & Box Design:
UK Price List: ---
Aust Price List: ---
Can Price List: ---
Model Ranking:
Current: 198 - December 2023
Previous: 379 - November 2023
Movement:
(+181)
Model Year Details (8)
Train Sets Included In (9)
Related Service Sheets (4)
| NO | SERVICE SHEET NAME | ISSUE DATE |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Power Bogies And Lamp Mountings | April 1957 |
| 5a | Locomotive Bogies & Pony Trucks | January 1960 |
| 6 | Chassis & Bogies - R.55 | November 1955 |
| 61 | Power Bogies - R.55, R.155, R.159, R.253 | April 1968 |
Related Articles (1)
| DATE | TITLE | AUTHOR |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2010 | R.55 Single Ended Diesel – A toy or a model? | John Faulkner |
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