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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Catalogue listing
Brand
Bachmann
Product Code
31-517SF
RRP
£349.95
Model details
Finish
Pristine
Livery
Regional Railways Blue & Grey
DCC status
DCC Sound Fitted
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm) +
Tooling date
2020
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
Drawbar coupling
Coupling type
Proprietary coupling between cars. It is possible to couple units in multiple.
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Running number
158849
Features
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Interior lighting
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
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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