Name: Accurascale ACC231937608 37608 - DCC Ready
Brand: Accurascale
SKU: ACC231937608
Price: 203.99 GBP

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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 37/6 - 37608

Europhoenix / Rail Operations Group grey/red/silver
'Flush' nose with no plated door and WIPAC light clusters
Two multiple-working sockets 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 (with optional Dellner coupler)
Toughened windscreens, revised DRS control desk and centre cab partition
Double-riveted roof with plated boiler exhaust and no cab roof vent
Cast (Class 50 style) bogies
Underslung fuel tank with replacement welded long range fuel tank
Late EE cantrail grilles
Plated window both sides, plated bodyside footsteps
Optional miniature snowploughs
Triple 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

ACC231937608

GTIN

0794712454298

RRP

£203.99

Release date

June 2022

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready 21-pin socket

Gauge

Livery

Rail Operations Group

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Power pickup

All wheels

Tooling date

2023

Chassis construction

Heavy diecast

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Based on preserved

Passenger figures

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Finish

Pristine

Coupling

NEM + Tension Lock

Features

Pickup in tender
Directional lighting
Interior lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Builder

English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

Build dates

1960 to 1965

Total built

309

Tractive effort

55,500 lbf

Wheel configuration

Co-Co

In service until

Present

Operated by

British Rail
Colas Rail
DB Cargo
Direct Rail Services
Europhoenix
EWS
Locomotive Services Ltd
Rail Operations Group
West Coast Railway Co

Locomotive class^*

Class 37

Motive power

Diesel

Wheel arrangement

Co-Co

Built by

English Electric at Vulcan Foundry Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns

^* 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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Here is a summary of the Accurascale Class 37/6 37608 'Andromeda' Europhoenix Diesel Locomotive in neutral, factual language:

The Accurascale model of the Class 37/6 diesel locomotive, number 37608, is a highly detailed OO scale representation of the real locomotive. The model features a 21-pin DCC socket, allowing for easy installation of digital control. It is available in Rail Operations Group livery and has a pristine finish.

The model is built to a high standard, with a heavy die-cast metal chassis and accurate details taken from 3D laser scans and extensive surveys. It features a 'flush' nose with no plated door and WIPAC light clusters, as well as a cab windscreen-mounted top headlight and nose aerial. The bufferbeam configuration is accurate for the Class 37/6, with air and control pipes only, and optional Dellner coupler.

The model is equipped with directional and interior lighting, and has a length of 245mm. It has a minimum radius curve requirement of 2nd Radius (438mm) and features all-wheel power pickup. The model is built to represent locomotives from the initial privatisation period, with a built date range of 1994-1996.

The manufacturer, Accurascale, has included multiple body and nose slides to accurately represent almost every member of the Class 37/6, including three variations of cantrail grille and four roof styles. The model also features separately applied etched metal and high-fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, aerials, steps, wipers, nameplates, and more.

The model is DCC ready with a powerpack and backup power capacitor bank, allowing for up to ten seconds of power-free running and flicker-free lighting. The DCC sound version includes an ESU LokSound V5 DCC chip and customised dual-speaker technology. The model features high-performance traction, including a high-quality five-pole motor and metal helical gearbox, and is capable of achieving a scale top speed of 100mph.