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Accurascale CL55 (55 002) SOUND

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

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

Manufacturer description

ACCURASCALE FACTORY FITTED DCC SOUND FITTED - Features the NEW ESU Loksound 5 Chip with Two quality speakers with large sound capsules for best possible sound

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)

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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 ‘Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry’ Class 55 (002) Deltic is a limited‑edition model released as part of the Rails of Sheffield range. The locomotive is fitted with DCC sound using the ESU Loksound 5 chip and includes interior lighting. It is supplied in two‑tone green with full yellow ends, representing the repainted livery used during the final thirteen months of service before withdrawal on 31 December 1981. The repaint was funded by a grant from the Friends of the National Railway Museum (Era 7).

The model carries the manufacturer part number CL55 (55 002) SOUND and represents the British Rail Blue TOPS period. It features a variety of details such as differing headcode panels, windscreen wiper arrangements, steam‑heat boiler port modifications, sandbox hatch variations and assorted cab fittings. The bogies are cast and fabricated, and the cab includes functional high‑intensity and WIPAC lights as seen in post‑privatisation main‑line operation.

Technical specifications include separately applied metal detail parts, correctly positioned mini‑tension‑lock couplers with NEM sockets, and a fully detailed buffer beam. Propulsion is provided by a five‑pole motor with two flywheels and a metal helical gearbox, delivering a scale top speed of 100 mph. The locomotive is DCC ready with a 21‑pin interface and offers a fully detailed lighting pack with directional, DC and DCC lighting, separate cab lighting and an illuminated driver’s console that switches off on movement.

The model runs on RP25‑110 OO wheels, with provision for re‑gauging to P4 and EM gauge, and includes fully sprung metal buffers, extra‑fine factory‑fitted pipework and a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (second radius set‑track).