Bachmann 32-908

Class 108 2-Car DMU BR Blue & Grey

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Prototype Eras
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

This Class 108 2-Car DMU in BR Blue & Grey livery joins Bachmann’s Branchline range of award winningOO scale first-generation Diesel Multiple Units. This highly detailed model also includes directional and interior lighting and illuminated destination blinds.

 MODEL FEATURES:

• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale • Era 8 • Pristine BR Blue & Grey Livery • 2-Car Unit No. B968, comprising DMBS No. 53620 and DTSL No. 54203 • Destination Blinds for Bristol.T.M (Bristol Temple Meads) and Taunton • Accessory Pack • NEM Coupling Pockets • Sprung Buffers • Interior Lighting • Directional Lighting and Illuminated Destination Blinds • Equipped with 2 x 8 Pin DCC Decoder Sockets – recommended Decoder item No. 36-566 • Length 510mm (over couplings)  

CLASS 108 HISTORY

The BR Class 108 Diesel Multiple Units (DMUs) were built by BR’s Derby Works from 1958 to 1961, with atotal of 333 vehicles having been made by the time production ended. The units saw prolific use over the London Midland and Eastern regions, and are associated with Lancashire, the Cumbrian Coast route, services around Manchester and around Yorkshire and the North East. They appeared first in BR Green livery, followed by BR’s corporate colour schemes and later Passenger Transport Executive liveries, with some units ending their days with Network SouthEast.

The 108s remained in regular service until 1990, when they began to be withdrawn from traffic. They were replaced on regional services by the new "Sprinter" derivative units, or by "Turbo" units on services around London. The final units lasted in traffic until October 1993, although many saw further use in departmental service, as sandite or route-learner units. Good condition on withdrawal and lack of asbestos has ensured that many of this Class entered preservation and can now be found operating on numerous heritage lines.

 

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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.

This 00 scale model represents a two-car Class 108 Diesel Multiple Unit, a first-generation design originally constructed by British Rail at Derby Works between 1958 and 1961. The model features directional and interior lighting, illuminated destination blinds, sprung buffers and NEM coupling pockets. It is supplied with an accessory pack and depicts a specific two-car formation configured for services to Bristol Temple Meads and Taunton.

The prototype units were utilised extensively across the London Midland and Eastern regions of the British Rail network, serving routes throughout Lancashire, Yorkshire and the North East. Following a career that spanned until the early 1990s, the class was largely superseded by newer Sprinter and Turbo rolling stock. Due to their mechanical reliability, numerous examples of these units have been successfully preserved for operation on heritage railways.