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Accurascale ACC231037026DCC

Class 37/0 37026 "Shapfell" Railfreight Distribution Diesel Locomotive DCC Sound

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Class 37/0 - 37026 "Shapfell"

• Early 1990s period
• Railfreight Distribution triple-grey
• Split headcode nose with plated headcode boxes
• Scottish 'car style' headlight (fully working)
• Original nose grilles
• Cutaway bufferbeam cowling with oval buffers
• Steam heat bufferbeam configuration with air/vac/control/MW pipes
• Original windscreens with as built cab layout
• Early double-riveted roof with boiler exhaust and large cab roof vent
• Fabricated bogies
• Original fuel tank configuration
• Late EE cantrail grilles
• Plated bodyside water filler and associated steps
• Optional miniature snowploughs included

Common Features:

• Highly detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2
• Heavy die-cast metal chassis
• Accurate tumbleholme, nose, cab roof and cantrail curves taken from 3D Laser scan and extensive surveys
• 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, etched 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
• Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted [ESU LokSound 5]
• Every model includes PowerPack / Backup Power Capacitor Bank for up to ten seconds of power free running, flicker free lighting and continuous sound
• DCC Sound Versions include;
  • ESU LokSound V5 DCC Chip
  • Customised Dual-Speaker Technology with;
    • Large EM2 Style Bass Speaker
    • Smaller 'iphone' style cube for higher frequencies

• 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 Super-capacitor for uninterrupted power and super low speed running
  • All wheel drive and all wheel pickup

• Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including:
  • Directional lighting on DC and DCC
  • Fully functional Headlights per prototype
  • Engine Bay Lighting (with visible Prime Mover)
  • 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
• Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

^* 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.

Accurascale Class 37/0 locomotive 37026, named “Shapfell”, is an OO‑scale (1:76.2) model of the British Rail Class 37/0 diesel used by Railfreight Distribution. The model is supplied with ESU LokSound V5 DCC sound and a 21‑pin MTX socket, making it DCC‑ready straight from the box.

The model measures 245 mm in length, features a Co‑Co wheel arrangement and all‑wheel power pickup, and can negotiate a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (second‑radius set‑track). It rides on RP25‑110 profile metal wheels, supplied in OO gauge with optional fine‑scale EM (18.2 mm) and P4 (18.83 mm) re‑gauging kits. The chassis is a heavy die‑cast metal construction with a five‑pole motor, metal helical gearbox and all‑wheel drive, allowing a scale top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h). A PowerPack super‑capacitor provides up to ten seconds of power‑free running and flicker‑free lighting.

The locomotive is finished in the Railfreight Distribution triple‑grey livery and includes directional and interior lighting, a fully functional Scottish “car‑style” headlight, split‑headcode nose with plated headcode boxes, original nose grilles, cut‑away buffer‑beam cowling with oval buffers and steam‑heat pipework, original windscreens and cab layout, and a fabricated bogie set. Optional miniature snowploughs are also supplied.

Sound and lighting are supplied by a customised dual‑speaker system (large EM2‑style bass speaker together with a smaller high‑frequency unit) and a complete lighting pack that controls headlights, engine‑bay illumination, WIPAC clusters, cab lights and red tail lights. The model includes the appropriate NEM couplings with mini‑tension‑lock sockets and detailed etched metal and plastic fittings such as nameplates, crests, grab handles and roof‑mounted horns.