Accurascale 37610

Class 37/6 HNRC BR Blue (Wrap Around Yellow Noses) Diesel Locomotive

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Prototype Era
Era 11 (2016 to 2023) Current Era

Manufacturer description

Rails of Sheffield Exclusive

Our exclusive Accurascale Class 37, numbered 37610 in the Harry Needle Railroad Company BR blue with wrap around yellow noses and grey roof.

Specific versions detail includes:

• 'Flush' former centre headcode nose with WIPAC light clusters
• Multiple-working socket on nose
• Cab windscreen-mounted top headlight
• Nose aerial
• 'Split' / 'single piece' style nose grilles at opposite corners
• Cutaway bufferbeam cowling with squared oval buffers
• Class 37/6 bufferbeam configuration with air/control pipes only
• Toughened windscreens, revised DRS control desk and centre cab partition
• Flush roof with plated boiler exhaust and no cab roof vent
• Cast (Class 50 style) bogies
• Underslung fuel tank with converted water to long range fuel tank
• RSH cantrail grilles
• Plated window one side
• Optional miniature snowploughs
• Single cab door kickplate

Common Features:

• Highly detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2
• Heavy die-cast metal chassis
• Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted [ESU LokSound 5]
• Accurate tumbleholme, nose, cab roof and cantrail curves taken from 3D scan
• Timeframe specific details, including but not limited to;
• Bogies (Fabricated and three variations of Cast)
• Fuel tanks (As built and with later smooth-sided long range fuel tank)
• Early Class 37/0 features frost grille, boiler filler panel and access steps
• Early Class 37/0 features illuminated split headcode displays with a selection of different four-character headcodes
• Class 37/6 have operational WIPAC light clusters and top headlight and numerous different nose slides all including multiple working socket
• Three styles of buffer: large round Oleo, oval and squared oval
• Three styles of nose grilles: as built, refurbished ‘split’ and refurbished ‘single piece’
• Boiler exhaust, and two styles of plated boiler panel
• With or without bufferbeam skirts
• With or without cab roof vents and bodyside windows
• Nose and roof aerials and antennas (where applicable)
• Three styles of windscreen: standard, centre toughened and all toughened
• Three styles of cab interior: as built, refurbished and modern DRS locos
• Four bufferbeam variations with different piping configurations
• Door kickplates where applicable
• Multiple body and nose slides to accurately represent almost every member of the class, including three variations of cantrail grille: early EE (for D6700-D6704), later EE and RSH
• Four roof styles: Original double riveted, single riveted, welded and welded with antennas
• Separately applied etched metal and high fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, aerials, steps, wipers, nameplates, crests and more.
• Etched metal door kickplates (where applicable), ‘frost’ grille (where applicable) & super fine etched metal roof grille
• Scale width wire handrails
• Turned brass roof-mounted horns on centre headcode examples
• Full underbody tank detail with brackets and pipework
• Bogies feature separate footsteps, brake cylinders, speed recorder, end brake rigging and very fine brake chain
• Brake blocks on trucks (bogies) in line with wheels (can be moved for EM/P4 gauges)
• Numerous other locomotive-specific details yet to be revealed!
• RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with fine scale ‘drop in’ EM (18.2mm gauge) and P4 (18.83mm gauge) wheels available separately
• Accurate high-fidelity miniature snowploughs
• Fully sprung metal buffers, extra-fine factory-installed pipework and screw couplings
• Correct height mini-tension-lock couplers with NEM socket as well as a fully detailed bufferbeam
• High Performance traction, to include; High-quality five-pole motor with two flywheels Metal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h) DCC ready with PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power All wheel drive and all wheel pickup
• Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including: Directional lighting, DC and DCC WIPAC light clusters where appropriate with day and night-time settings Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console, auto off on movement Switchable red tail lights
• RP25-110 wheels OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to p4 and EM gauge
• Two quality speakers with large sound capsules for best possible sound (*on sound fitted models)
• Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)

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^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.