Name: Accurascale ACC2683 Mark 2c TSO M5565
Brand: Accurascale
SKU: ACC2683
Price: 89.93 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Never before produced in ready-to-run form in any scale, accurascale is excited to reveal the latest addition to its eagerly-anticipated range of 4mm/OO gauge Mk.2 coaching stock, the late-style Mk.2c variant with their characteristic small 'air con'-style toilet windows. Famously designed to be retrofitted with air-conditioning equipment, a modification that never took place, 150 vehicles were built at Litchurch Lane, Derby, in 1969-70 to five designs (out of 250 Mk.2c in total), primarily for the London Midland Region: Tourist Second Open (TSO), Corridor First (FK), Open First (FO), Brake Corridor First (BFK) and Brake Open Second (BSO). In the 1980s four further types were introduced, SK and SO (declassified from first class), Corridor Composite (converted from FK for Scottish Region services) and a mini buffet with trolley space, known as TSO(T). All nine of these versions will feature in our production.

Common Features:

Highly-detailed OO Gauge / 1:76.2 Scale Models on 16.5mm track
Extremely fine exterior rivet detail on roof and coach ends
Separately-applied etched metal and high-fidelity plastic parts, including handrails, brake/steam heat pipes, ETH cabling and sockets, footsteps, dummy drophead knuckle coupler, and roof vents
Prism Free Glazing
Pre-painted etched metal water filler covers provided for customer to install
Fully-detailed underframe with numerous separate parts, pipe runs and accurate differences between versions
The most accurate B4 bogies ever produced, with provision for re-gauging to EM or P4 (18.83mm) gauges
Blackened RP25.110 profile wheel-sets with 14.4mm back-to-back measurements, and 26mm over pinpoints
Different buffers for retracted and non-retracted positions
Accurate interiors with characteristic 'winged' headrests, separate metal interior handrails on the brake and corridor vehicles and fully-detailed guard's compartment
Correct height NEM standard coupling sockets with mini tension lock couplers and kinematic close-coupling
Easy conversion to Kadee-compatiable knuckle couplers
Full lighting package, including

magnet 'wand' controlled interior lighting
'Stay-Alive' capacitor in all coaches

directional lighting with DC or DCC control (Driving Trailer only)
Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)
Coach Length: 269mm

Catalogue listing

Brand

Accurascale

Product Code

ACC2683

GTIN

0794712458043

RRP

£89.93

Release date

Q2 2024

Model details

Livery

BR blue and grey

Minimum radius curve

Radius 2

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Power pickup

All wheels

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

DCC status

Working Interior Lighting

Tooling date

2023

Finish

Pristine

Running number

5565

Features

Interior lighting

Prototype information

Builder

BREL Derby Litchurch Lane Works

Build dates

1963 to 1975

In service until

Present

Main duties

Local, Regional & Express Passenger

Type of vehicle

Coach

Wheel configuration

B4 or B5 Bogies

Operated by

Anglia Railways
Arriva Trains Wales
British Rail
Caledonian Sleeper
Direct Rail Services
First Great Western
Gatwick Express
GNER
Great Western Trains
Network Rail
ONE
Railtrack
Riviera Trains
ScotRail
Virgin Trains
Wessex Trains
West Coast Railway Co.

Coach type

BR Mark 2 A-C

TOPS classification

(TSO) Tourist Second Open

Wheel arrangement

B4 or B5 Bogies

Built

1963 to 1975

Built by

BREL Derby Litchurch Lane Works

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Related products

Accurascale has released a new OO gauge model of a Mark 2C TSO coach in BR blue and grey livery, numbered M5565. This model features a minimum radius curve requirement of 2nd radius (438mm) and includes a working interior lighting system.

The Mark 2C coach was a variant of the Mark 2 family, which was built between 1963 and 1975 at BREL's Derby Litchurch Lane Works. The Accurascale model is part of a wider range of Mark 2 coaches, which were designed to be highly detailed and accurate representations of the real thing.

The model features a number of accurate details, including exterior rivet detail, separately-applied etched metal and plastic parts, and a fully-detailed underframe. The bogies are designed to be highly accurate, with a provision for re-gauging to EM or P4 gauges. The wheel-sets are blackened RP25.110 profile with 14.4mm back-to-back measurements and 26mm over pinpoints.

The interior of the model features accurate details, including characteristic 'winged' headrests, separate metal interior handrails, and a fully-detailed guard's compartment. The model also includes a full lighting package, including a magnet 'wand' controlled interior lighting system and a 'Stay-Alive' capacitor in all coaches.

The Accurascale Mark 2C TSO coach is a highly detailed and accurate model of a classic British Rail coach, and is sure to be a popular addition to any OO gauge collection.