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Bachmann 32-685SD

Class 45/0 45041 'Royal Tank Regiment' BR Blue

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

Manufacturer description

The Class 45s were built at British Rail’s Derby and Crewe Works between 1960 and 1962. They were a development of the Class 44 and, together with the Class 46, the three classes were collectively known as the ‘Peaks’. As built the entire class was fitted with multiple-working equipment and steam-heat boilers but some later had their boilers removed and were fitted with electric train heating (ETH). With the implementation of TOPS in 1971, the steam-heat locos were designated Class 45/0 and the ETH fitted examples became 45/1s.

From 1975, during works visits the locomotives began to have their head-code equipment removed and this was replaced with sheet metal and two sealed beam marker lights and it is in this condition that our Class 45/0s are modelled. Although withdrawals of the Class 45 fleet began in the early-1980s, No. 45041 was one of the longest surviving examples and was not withdrawn until June 1988

This model is available to order through Bachmann Retailers in the follwoing areass: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, The town of Milton Keynes, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Rutland, South Yorkshire and Suffolk.

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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.

Bachmann Class 45/0 45041 ‘Royal Tank Regiment’ model in British Rail Blue (TOPS) is supplied as a ready‑to‑run DCC item (DCC Ready) and includes both interior and directional lighting. It is listed under manufacturer part number 32‑685SD and represents a Class 45 locomotive.

The Class 45 locomotives were built at British Rail’s Derby and Crewe works between 1960 and 1962 as a development of the earlier Class 44. Together with Class 46 they were known as the ‘Peaks’. All were originally fitted with multiple‑working equipment and steam‑heat boilers; later some were converted to electric train heating (ETH). Under TOPS from 1971 the steam‑heat versions became Class 45/0 and the ETH versions Class 45/1.

The model depicts the post‑1975 appearance of the locomotives, after head‑code equipment was removed and replaced with sheet metal and two sealed‑beam marker lights. No. 45041 was one of the longest‑surviving members of the class, remaining in service until June 1988.

This model can be ordered through Bachmann retailers located in the following areas: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, the town of Milton Keynes, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Rutland, South Yorkshire and Suffolk.