Bachmann 31-500

Class 158 2-Car Super Sprinter DMU 158791 in Regional Railways Express livery

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Catalogue listing

Brand
Bachmann
Product Code
31-500

Model details

Finish
Pristine
Livery
Regional Railways Blue & Grey
DCC status
DCC Not compatible
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm) +
Tooling date
1996
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
Non-NEM socket
Coupling type
HO Standard Loop/ Stirrup coupling
Minimum radius
Radius 2
DCC
DCC Not compatible
Running number
158791

Prototype information

Type of unit
2 or 3-car Diesel Multiple Unit
Builder
British Rail Engineering Ltd, Derby Works
Build dates
1989 to 1992
Passenger capacity
125 to 207 seats
Operated by
Arriva Trains Wales
British Rail
Central Trains
East Midlands Trains
East Midlands Railway
First Great Western
First North Western
Great Western Railway
Northern Spirit/ Arriva Trains Northern
Northern Rail
Northern Trains
ScotRail
South Western Railway
Transport for Wales
TransPennine Express
Virgin CrossCountry
Wales & West/ Wessex Trains
Main duties
Regional Passenger
In service until
Present
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 158
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Built
1989-1992
Total produced
182

* 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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