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Bachmann 31-380

Class 416/2 2-EPB 2-Car EMU 6262 BR Blue & Grey (Network SouthEast)

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

Manufacturer description

Class 416/2 2-EPB 2-Car EMU 6262 BR Blue & Grey (Network South East)

Highlights:

• Accessory Pack
• Directional and interior lighting

History

British Rail Class 416 (2 EPB) electric multiple units were built between 1953 and 1956. They were intended for inner suburban passenger services on London's Southern Electric network. There were two subclasses of Class 416: Class 416/1 to an SR design on salvaged 2 NOL underframes, and Class 416/2 to BR's Mark I coach design, upon which the Branchline model is based.

With the introduction of yellow warning panels from late 1963 the motor coaches of all Southern Region 2 and 3-car units were equipped with an inverted black triangle in order to provide an early visual indication to station staff that there was no brake van at the other end of the unit. As units such the 4 EPB stock had a brake van at each end of the unit they were not so equipped.

In the 1980s some 2 EPB units were used on the North London Line between Richmond and North Woolwich.

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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.

Bachmann Class 416/2 2‑EPB 2‑Car EMU model (running number 6262) replicates a British Rail electric multiple unit in the original blue and grey Network SouthEast livery. The kit is finished in pristine condition and includes an accessory pack with directional and interior lighting, as well as passenger figures.

The model measures 540 mm in length, is DCC ready with a 21‑pin socket, and can negotiate a minimum radius curve of the 2nd radius (438 mm). Directional lighting, interior lighting and passenger figures are all fitted. The supplied manufacturer part number is 31‑380.

The prototype unit belonged to British Rail Class 416 “2EPB”, built between 1953 and 1956. A total of 129 units were produced for inner‑suburban services on the Southern Electric network. The 416/2 subclass used the BR Mark I coach design, which this model reproduces. The period represented is the pre‑TOPS British Rail blue livery. During the early 1960s yellow warning panels were added to the motor coaches, and in the 1980s some 2 EPB units operated on the North London line between Richmond and North Woolwich.