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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation
Manufacturer description
Class 37/4 - 37423 "Spirit of the lakes"
- 2018-present
- DRS Simplified Compass livery
- Centre headcode nose with plated headcode box, MW socket and WIPAC light clusters
- Refurbished'split' nose grilles
- Nose aerial
- Cutaway bufferbeam cowling with squared oval buffers
- ETH bufferbeam configuration with ETH/air/vac/control/MW pipes
- Toughened windscreens, revised DRS control desk and centre cab partition
- Welded roof with plated boiler exhaust and no cab roof vent
- Fabricated bogies
- Boiler water tank converted to long range fuel tank
- Late EE cantrail grilles
- Plated bodyside water filler and associated steps
- Optional miniature snowploughs
- Double cab door kickplate
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 accurathrash 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
Brand
Accurascale
Product Code
ACC231737423DCC
GTIN
0794712454496
RRP
£311.99
Release date
June 2022
Model details
DCC status
DCC Sound Fitted
Gauge
OO
Livery
DRS - Direct Rail Services
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Finish
Pristine
Name
Spirit of the lakes
Coupling
NEM + Tension Lock
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Tooling date
2023
Running number
37423
Features
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Interior lighting
Prototype information
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
Present
Tractive effort
55,500 lbf
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Operated by
British Rail
Colas Rail
DB Cargo
Direct Rail Services
Europhoenix
EWS
Locomotive Services Ltd
Rail Operations Group
West Coast Railway Co
Colas Rail
DB Cargo
Direct Rail Services
Europhoenix
EWS
Locomotive Services Ltd
Rail Operations Group
West Coast Railway Co
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Build dates
1960 to 1965
Total built
309
Locomotive class*
Class 37
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Built
August 1948
Built by
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Total produced
309
* 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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