Bachmann Class 37/0 Centre Headcode 37262 'Dounreay' BR Eng. S/F

Class 37/0 Centre Headcode 37262 'Dounreay' BR Engineers Grey Sound Fitted 

The British Rail Class 37 is a favourite among enthusiasts and modellers alike and, having been a firm fixture in the Bachmann Branchline OO scale range for many years, in 2022 an all-new model of this iconic locomotive was launched. Built to unprecedented levels of accuracy and fidelity, the new Branchline model incorporates the latest technology and shares many common features and specifications with the award winning Bachmann Branchline Class 47. Finished as departmental locomotive ‘Dounreay’ No. 37262, this Class 37/0 carries the BR Engineers Grey livery and is supplied complete with SOUND FITTED.

FEATURES:

• Pristine BR Engineers Grey livery
• Running No. 37262
• Named ‘Dounreay’
• Etched Nameplates included
• SOUND FITTED - Fitted with a Zimo MS450P22 DDC Sound Decoder
• Length 245mm

DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL:

• Central Headcode Panels – Plated and fitted with Marker Lights
• Corner Handrails
• Round Scottish ‘Car’ Headlight
• Bufferbeam Valance Removed
• Coupling Bash Plate
• Round Oleo Buffers
• Original Windscreen
• English Electric Cantrail Grilles
• Welded Boiler Roof
• Original Open Boiler Port and Safety Valves
• Sealed Water Filler Door and Plated Access Steps
• Fabricated Bogies
• Original Speedo Drive
• Original Water and Fuel Tanks
• Water Filler Valve

- Era 8

- OO Scale

CLASS 37 HISTORY:

The British Rail 1955 Modernisation Plan paved the way for the large-scale replacement of steam traction with diesel locomotives, and one of the most successful diesel locomotive designs to result from this was the English Electric Type 3. These 1,700hp Types 3 diesel-electric locomotives were built at English Electric’s Vulcan Foundry and by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns between 1960 and 1965, with 309 examples produced in total. When TOPS was implemented the type was designated Class 37.

The class proved popular with railwaymen and so in 1985, a major refurbishment programme for the Class 37 locomotives was sanctioned to extend the working lives of 135 locomotives. Features of the refurbishment involved plating over the four-character head codes and sealing off the nose end communication doors. Dedicated freight locomotives received lower gearing to increase the tractive effort, and some were fitted with extra ballast or even more powerful engines. A new subclass was created for locomotives refurbished with Electric Train Heating (ETH) equipment, allowing their use on passenger trains the whole year-round.

With the sectorisation of British Rail taking hold in the early-1980s, the locomotives returned to traffic following refurbishment in a wide and diverse range of liveries. Passenger machines appeared in BR Blue Large Logo, InterCity and Regional Railways schemes to name just three, whilst freight engines received numerous varieties of Railfreight livery, Transrail, Mainline and Loadhaul. The Class continued to be widely used into the Privatisation-era, with examples operating for the likes of EWS, DRS, West Coast Railways and Colas, whilst others have received ‘retro’ heritage repaints.

UK Delivery:

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