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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Manufacturer description
55005 – ‘The Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire’
- BR blue
- Headcode: plated over
- Windscreen wipers: two per pane
- Train heating: ETH
- Leading cab side window: plated over
- Horn position: top of nose
- Nose front sandbox hatches: plated over
- Battery compartment louvres: present
- High intensity headlight: not fitted
- Windshield air vents: not fitted
- Upper central lamp iron: present
- Bogies: cast
Common Features:
- Highly detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2
- Die-cast Alloy metal chassis
- Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted
- Timeframe specific details, including but not limited to;
- Bogies (Cast and Fabricated)
- Horn positions
- Exhaust ports
- Headcode panels
- Windscreen wipers
- Cab side windows
- Sandbox hatches
- Louvres
- Headlights
- Cab air vents
- Train heating equipment
- Lamp irons
- Shed codes
- Separately applied etched metal and high fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, steps, wipers, nameplates, crests and more.
- Correct height mini-tension-lock couplers with NEM socket as well as a fully detailed bufferbeam
- High Performance traction, to include;
- 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 120 mph (193 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
- Marker lights can be turned off when train is coupled to loco
- High intensity headlight function where applicable
- Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console, auto off on movement
- Engine bay lighting
- 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)
- Fully sprung metal buffers
- Extra fine factory-fitted pipework
Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Accurascale
Product Code
ACC2155D9005
GTIN
0794712452744
RRP
£192.00
Model details
Power pickup
All wheels
Tooling date
2022
Finish
Pristine
Motor
5 pole & twin flywheel
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Name
The Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Yorkshire
Livery
Blue
Coupling
NEM + Tension Lock
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Running number
55005
Features
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Interior lighting
Prototype information
Builder
English Electric - Vulcan Foundry
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Operated by
British Rail
Build date
1961 - 1962
In service until
1982
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Main duties
Express Passenger
Top speed
100mph
Total built
22
Tractive effort
50,000 lbf
Locomotive class*
Class 55 (Deltic)
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Built
August 1948
Built by
English Electric - Vulcan Foundry
Total produced
22
* 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.
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