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Accurascale CL55 (55 002)

'Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry' Class 55 002 Deltic in Two Tone Green with full yellow ends (1980)

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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

55 002 ‘Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry’ in two tone green 1980 with full yellow ends as repainted for its final thirteen months in traffic before withdrawal on 31st December 1981. The repaint into its colours was paid for with the aid of a grant from the Friends of the National Railway Museum (Era 7).

 

Features include (subject to variation):

• Differing headcode panel arrangements
• Windscreen wiper arrangements
• Multiple steam heat boiler port modifications
• Introduction of ETS with correct placing of connections
• Filling in of cabside windows
• Sandbox Hatches variations
• Cab air vents
• Different placing of horns
• Cast and fabricated bogies
• Fully functional high intensity and wipac lights as seen in mainline runs in the privatisation era

The technical specification of the locomotive will be industry leading, with:

• Separately applied metal detail parts, including grab handles, steps, wipers and more
• Correct height mini-tension-lock couplers with correct height NEM socket as well as a fully detailed buffer beam
• High Performance traction, to include;
• 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
• DCC ready with 21pin interface
• Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including:
• Directional lighting, DC and DCC
• Marker lights can be turned off when train is coupled to loco
• Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, detailed driver’s console, auto off on movement
• RP25-110 wheels OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to p4 and EM gauge
• Fully sprung metal buffers
• Extra fine factory-fitted pipework
• Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

^* 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.

Accurascale 55 002 ‘Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry’ Class 55 Deltic in two‑tone green with full yellow ends, launched in 1980. It represents the locomotive’s final repaint for the last thirteen months of service before withdrawal on 31 December 1981, funded partly by a grant from the Friends of the National Railway Museum (Era 7). The model is a limited‑edition release under the “Rails of Sheffield” range and is supplied DCC ready.

The kit includes a metal chassis with cast and fabricated bogies, RP25‑110 OO wheels (compatible with re‑gauging to P4 and EM gauge), fully sprung metal buffers and a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (second radius set‑track). Detail parts are separately applied and feature grab handles, steps, wipers, mini‑tension‑lock couplers at the correct height with NEM sockets, and a fully detailed buffer beam.

Electrical specifications comprise a high‑performance five‑pole motor with two flywheels and a metal helical gearbox, geared for a scale top speed of 100 mph. The DCC interface uses a 21‑pin plug, and the lighting pack offers directional, DC and DCC‑controlled lights, including high‑intensity and WIPAC headlights, separate cab lighting, illuminated driver’s console and switch‑off markers when coupled to another locomotive.

Optional variations cover differing headcode panel layouts, windscreen wiper arrangements, steam‑heat boiler ports, ETS connections, cab‑side window fills, sandbox hatch types, cab air vents and horn placements, allowing modelers to replicate a range of historical configurations.