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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Manufacturer description
Expected Delivery Q3 2024 (Subject to change at Manufacturer's Discretion).
Class 55 'Deltic' - BR Blue - 55020 - Nimbus
DCC Sound Fitted
One of just three Deltics to never receive plated headcode boxes, 55020 is also notable for retaining the mountings for the cab roof horns worn during the early 1960s. Our model is based on its 1976 condition with standard-sized domino headcodes, although alternative smaller dots will be provided.
Loco Details Factfile:
Number : 55020
Battery Louvres : Yes
Bogies Fitted : Cast
Brakes : Dual
Cab Roof Bolts : Yes
Cabside window : Yes
Exhaust Style : Revised
Exhauster Panel : Yes
Fan : Revised
Headcode : Original
Headlights : No
Horn Position : Nose
Sandboxes : No
Top Lamp Iron : Yes
Train Heating : ETH/Steam
Walkway Style : Late
Water Filler : No
Wipers Fitted : Four
WS Vents : No
- Highly detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2
- Die-cast Alloy metal chassis
- Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted
- Timeframe specific details, including but not limited to;
- Bogies (Cast and Fabricated)
- Horn positions
- Exhaust ports
- Headcode panels
- Windscreen wipers
- Cab side windows
- Sandbox hatches
- Louvres
- Headlights
- Cab air vents
- Train heating equipment
- Lamp irons
- Shed codes
- Separately applied etched metal and high fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, steps, wipers, nameplates, crests and more.
- Correct height mini-tension-lock couplers with NEM socket as well as a full bufferbeam details
- High Performance traction, to include;
- Five-Pole motor with two flywheels
- Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running
- Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 120 mph (193 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
- Marker lights can be turned off when train is coupled to loco
- High intensity headlight function where applicable
- Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console, auto off on movement
- Engine bay lighting
- 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)
- Fully sprung metal buffers
- Extra fine factory-fitted pipework
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* 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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