Graham Farish Class 47/0 D1601 BR Green (Small Yellow Panels)

Class 47/0 D1601 BR Green (Small Yellow Panels)

The Class 47 was British Railways’ most prolific class of main-line diesel locomotive and so it’s no surprise that high fidelity models of these ever-popular machines are available in N Scale as part of the flagship Graham Farish range. This model tells the story of the Class’s early days of service, sporting original features and carrying the iconic two-tone green livery in which the majority of the fleet was outshopped, complete with small yellow warning panels at either end.

Features:

• Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – Recommend Decoder item No. 36-567A
• Length 139mm (over couplings)
• Coreless, twin shaft motor with two flywheels providing drive to both bogies
• All axle drive
• Electrical pickup from eight wheels
• Diecast metal chassis block
• Designed to operate on curves of second radius (263.5mm) or greater
• Directional lighting, switchable on/off at either end on DCC or Analogue control
• Cab lighting, switchable on/off (when used on DCC only)
• Speaker installed in all models for optimum sound reproduction

Detail Specific To This Model:

• Pristine BR Green (Small Yellow Panels) livery
• Running No. D1601
• Glazed Headcode Panels Displaying Blinds 1V54 and 1A92
• Twin Arm Windscreen Wipers
• High Intensity Headlight
• Round Buffers
• Bodyside Step below Cab Door
• Full Cab Roof Vents
• Original Three-Piece Radiator Grilles
• Ribbed Exhaust Panels
• Spanner Mk3 Roof Boiler Port
• 1,250 Gallon Water Tanks with Water Chutes
• Open Bogie-mounted Cab Steps

- Era 5

- N Scale

CLASS 47 HISTORY

Towards the end of the 1950s, British Railways began planning a new fleet of diesel locomotives and after investigating several prototypes, BR decided to place an order with Brush Engineering for 20 locomotives during February 1961. The resulting design became the iconic Brush Type 4 Diesel locomotive, a practical, versatile design with a very distinctive cab. Powered with a Sulzer engine and initially rated at 2,750hp, the locomotive could achieve a top speed of 75mph with a tractive effort of 55,000lb. Building commenced in January 1962 and the first locomotive No. D1500 appeared in late September of the same year with test runs on the London Midland Region and Western Region. The design was a success and BR went on to order a total of 512 with continuous production through to early 1967, forming the largest single class of main-line diesel locomotives in the UK.

During this time and subsequent years, several variations appeared with an increase in speed and tractive effort to 95mph and 62,000lb respectively. Originally fitted with four character train reporting head-codes, these changed to marker lights, with the addition of high intensity lights and roof aerials in the late 1980s. Other variations involved the fitting of different types of steam heating boiler for early BR coaching stock, later replaced with electric train heating for use with modern rolling stock. The numbering system started with four figures but changed to five with the introduction of the TOPS coding system which saw the locomotives classified as Class 47 Diesels with variations such as 47/0, 47/2, 47/3, 47/4 and 47/7. By the end of the 1990s, half of the Class 47 fleet had been withdrawn or scrapped, 33 have been converted into Class 57 locomotives and several have been preserved, including the original No. D1500, now numbered 47401.

UK Delivery:

In stock items are usually despatched within 1-2 working days of ordering.