1:76 scale model produced by Bachmann. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection.
- Analogue DC Model
- This model mainly operates in British
- This model is decorated in BR company markings
- This model is best suited to 438mm radius curves
- Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
- Era 8
- Pristine BR InterCity (Mainline) livery
- Running No. 31423
- Named ‘Jerome K. Jerome’
- Etched Nameplates Included
- Equipped with a Plux22 DCC Decoder Socket
- Refurbished Body
- Gangway Doors Plated
- Plated Headcode Panels fitted with Marker Lights
- Windscreen Washer Jets with Covers
- Bufferbeam Cowling Removed
- Original Windscreen
- Modified Main Fan Grilles with Vertical Fins
- English Electric Engine Exhaust Ports
- English Electric Engine Block Detail
- Plated Boiler Port
- Plated Water Filler Hatch
- Plated Bodyside Steps
- Battery Boxes with Additional Safety Clips
- NRN Radio Pods
- Roof Fan Grille with ‘Top Hat’
- Electric Train Heating (ETH) Fitted
- High Intensity Headlights
- Five pole, twin shaft motor with two flywheels providing drive to both bogies
- All axle drive
- Electrical pickup from all wheels on each bogie
- Separate metal bearings fitted to each axle
- Diecast metal chassis block and bogie towers
- Diecast metal gearboxes, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities
- 16.5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing
- Detachable coupling pockets to NEM362 standards fitted to each bogie
- Length 228mm
DetailsThe British Rail Class 30 and Class 31 diesel-electric locomotives, originally designated Brush Type 2, were built by Brush Traction between 1957 and 1962, with 263 examples produced. Entering service as part of the Pilot Scheme to replace steam, they were initially fitted with Mirrlees engines. These proved unreliable, and from 1964 one locomotive was re-engined with an English Electric 12SVT power unit. Following successful trials, the entire fleet was converted between 1965 and 1969. Under the TOPS system, the original Mirrlees-engined locomotives were designated Class 30, while the re-engined fleet became Class 31. The locomotives were widely deployed, first on the Eastern Region before spreading to the Western and London Midland regions. Sub-class 31/0s carried non-standard Red Circle multiple-working equipment and were withdrawn early, while the 31/1s became the standard type with Blue Star control and steam heating boilers, working secondary passenger, parcels and freight traffic across much of the network. From the 1970s, some were equipped with Electric Train Heating and reclassified 31/4s, with later refurbishments modernising their appearance and equipment. Withdrawals began in 1975, but large numbers survived into the privatisation era. More than 25 locomotives are now preserved, keeping the class active on heritage and charter services. |
