Model Year Details
1968 - Northern Pacific Budd Rail Diesel Car
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303
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Running Number: 303
Category: Diesel Electric Locomotives
![Diesel Electric Locomotives](category_images_small/diesel2.jpg)
Locomotive Class: Budd RDC
![Budd RDC](class_images/budd_rdc.jpg)
Designer: Budd Company
Class Information: By the 1940’s American Railroads were looking to shed unprofitable passenger business sectors. In areas where lightly loaded, but profitable business remained, the Budd Company of Philadelphia provided a versatile solution, offering a self-contained train set that could be expanded as needed for multiple working. More...
Weight: 29 tons
Purpose: Passenger & Light Freight
Wheel Arrangement: BO-BO
![BO-BO](wheels/wheel_bobo.jpg)
Model Information: Model not released with British couplings, and also not released in a Tri-ang Hornby box.
Length - 10 1/16 inches.
Models Produced: * 4,000
* Information from Triang & Hornby, The Story of Rovex, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 - Pat Hammond
Company: N.P. - Northern Pacific Railway
Logo: N.P. Logo
Logo Years: 1893 - 1970
![Northern Pacific Railway](logos/np.jpg)
Livery: N.P. Silver
![N.P. Silver](livery_images_small/np_silver.jpg)
Livery Details: Steel silver.
Company Information: The Northern Pacific Railway Company was chartered in 1864. The N.P. followed the Canadian border from the West Coast to the Great Lakes.
Catalogue Number: R.829
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Publication: Uncatalogued Model
Logo & Box Design:
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Model Ranking:
Current: 3434 - December 2023
Previous: 3687 - November 2023
Movement:
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Model Year Details (1)
YEAR | CAT | IMAGE |
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1968 | R.829 |
![]() Northern Pacific Budd Rail Diesel Car |
Related Service Sheets (1)
NO | SERVICE SHEET NAME | ISSUE DATE |
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31 | Railcar - R.352 | August 1962 |
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