Bachmann 32-486

Class 40 Split Headcode 40142 BR Blue

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

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Bachmann
Range
Branchline
Product Code
32-486
GTIN
803393058562
RRP
£188.95
Release date
2019

Model details

Tooling date
2014
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Livery
Blue
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Running number
40142
Features
Interior lighting
Directional lighting

Prototype information

In service until
1985
Builder
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Build dates
1958 to 1962
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Operated by
British Rail
Total built
200
Tractive effort
52,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
1Co-Co1
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 40
Motive power
Diesel
Built
August 1948
Total produced
200

* 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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The Bachmann Class 40 Split Headcode model (reference 40142) represents a British Rail Class 40 diesel locomotive in the original British Rail Blue livery. The kit is supplied in pristine condition and carries the running number 40142. It measures 285 mm in length and is DCC ready, fitted with a 21‑pin socket for digital control.

The model includes both directional and interior lighting and is capable of negotiating a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (2nd radius). It depicts a locomotive built between 1958 and 1962, one of the 200 produced, with a maximum speed of 90 mph as per the prototype. The period represented by this model is the British Rail Blue (TOPS) era, and the manufacturer part number is 32‑486.

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