Accurascale ACC2611

Class 37 - BR Blue (Orange Cantrail) - 37140

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Prototype Eras
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

March depot's 37140 was one of the first Class 37s to gain the high visibility headlight, being so fitted in mid-1986. It also gained an orange cantrail stripe later the same year before it moved back to Stratford in May 1987. Although allocated to East Anglian infrastructure duties it was no stranger to freight or passenger work, regularly featuring on the summer dated Norwich-Gt Yarmouth legs of services from London, the Midlands and the North East. The Accurascale model replicates the locomotive's late 1980s and early 1990s condition with headboard clips and standard lamp irons and when embellished with 'cockney sparrow' mascot logo and a yellow DCE flash under the secondman's cab windows. 37140 was a late survivor in BR blue, along with East London-based colleagues 37216 and 37219, eventually swapping its 'corporate image' for civil engineer's 'Dutch' in October 1991.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Accurascale
Product Code
ACC2611
GTIN
0794712457329
RRP
£203.99
Release date
Q1 2024

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready (21 pin socket)
Livery
Rail Blue
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Power pickup
All wheels
Finish
Pristine
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Tooling date
2023
Running number
37140
Features
Interior lighting
Directional lighting

Prototype information

Total built
309
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
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
Present
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Build dates
1960 to 1965
Builder
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Locomotive class*
Class 37
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Built
1960 to 1965
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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Related products

Accurascale has released a new OO scale model of the Class 37/0 diesel locomotive, specifically BR Blue (Orange Cantrail) locomotive 37140. The model is highly detailed and features a heavy die-cast metal chassis, accurate tumbleholme, nose, cab roof and cantrail curves, and a range of timeframe-specific details.

The model is DCC ready and features a 21 pin socket, with an option for factory-fitted DCC sound with an ESU LokSound 5 chip. The sound version includes a PowerPack/Backup Power Capacitor Bank for up to ten seconds of power-free running, flicker-free lighting, and continuous sound. The model also features high-performance traction, including a high-quality five-pole motor with two flywheels and a metal helical gearbox.

The model is designed to represent the locomotive's late 1980s and early 1990s condition, with headboard clips and standard lamp irons, and features additional details such as a 'cockney sparrow' mascot logo and a yellow DCE flash under the secondman's cab windows. The model includes a range of features that allow modellers to customise it to their preference, including multiple body and nose slides, three styles of buffer, three styles of nose grilles, and four roof styles.

The model is also highly detailed, with separately applied etched metal and high-fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, aerials, steps, wipers, nameplates, crests, and more. The bogies feature separate footsteps, etched footsteps, brake cylinders, speed recorder, end brake rigging, and very fine brake chain, and the model includes RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with provision for re-gauging to P4 and EM gauge.

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