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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Manufacturer description
Newly Announced: Accurascale OO Gauge Class 37/0 and 37/6 locomotives
CAD is largely complete with some tiny corrections required, and a 3D print demonstrating the progress of the Class 37/6 to date will be available to view on the Accurascale stand at the Warley Show this weekend.
Pre-Order yours today!
Class 37 Specification
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)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Accurascale
Product Code
ACC231537606DCC
RRP
£259.99
Release date
June 2022
Model details
Coupling
NEM + Tension Lock
DCC status
DCC Sound Fitted
Finish
Pristine
Gauge
OO
Livery
DRS - Direct Rail Services
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Power pickup
All wheels
Running number
37606
Features
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Interior lighting
Prototype information
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 37/6
Operator
Direct Rail Services
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Max speed
80 mph / 90 mph
Built
1994-1996
Built by
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Total produced
12
* 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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