Accurascale ACC2840-DCC

31407 - Mainline Blue - Exclusive - DCC Sound Fitted

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

31407 - Mainline Blue - Exclusive
DCC Sound Fitted

Revealed in February 1996 at an event at Toton TMD, 31407 was possibly the most surprising locomotive to be outshopped in the attractive aircraft blue house colours of Mainline Freight, one of the three shadow privatised freight operators spun off from the Trainload freight business in 1994. While the Class 31 fleet was in the process of being run down, this locomotive was selected because its electric train supply capability and vacuum braking made it the perfect partner for observation saloon DB999504. Despite this, it mostly saw employment on infrastructure duties, East Anglian passenger moves and railtours before being withdrawn in September 1998.

Catalogue listing

Brand
Accurascale
Product Code
ACC2840-DCC
RRP
£224.99

Model details

Power pickup
All wheels
DCC status
DCC Sound Fitted
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Livery
Mainline
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Finish
Pristine
Coupling type
Tension lock
Tooling date
2023
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Running number
31407
Features
Interior lighting
Directional lighting
Based on preserved

Prototype information

Build dates
1957 to 1962
Builder
Brush Traction
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Total built
263
Operated by
British Rail
EWS
Fragonset Railways
FM Rail
Mainline Rail
Nemesis Rail
Network Rail
Wheel configuration
A1A-A1A
In service until
2017
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Tractive effort
35,900 lbf
Locomotive class*
Class 31
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
A1A-A1A
Built
1957 to 1962
Built by
Brush Traction
Total produced
263

* 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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Accurascale model 31407 – Mainline Blue – Exclusive – DCC Sound Fitted is a 4 mm scale representation of a British Rail Class 31 locomotive. The model includes DCC sound, a Mainline freight blue livery, and is fitted with all‑wheel power pickup. It has a minimum curve radius of 2 units, NEM / tension‑lock couplings and an A1A‑A1A wheel arrangement.

The locomotive is depicted in its original Brush Traction build period from 1957 to 1962, and carries the manufacturer part number ACC2840‑DCC. The era represented by the model is the initial privatisation of British freight, specifically the Mainline Freight shadow company that was created in 1994.

The prototype 31407 was unveiled at Toton TMD on 02/02/1996 in the distinctive Mainline blue house colours. Although the Class 31 fleet was being reduced, this unit was selected for its electric train supply capability and vacuum braking, which made it suitable for pairing with the observation saloon DB999504. In practice it was used mainly for infrastructure duties, East Anglian passenger movements and rail‑tour work before being withdrawn on 09/09/1998.

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