Bachmann 32-980K

Pride of Britain Train Pack - OO

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Prototype Era
Era 11 (2016 to 2024) Current Era

Manufacturer description

The Pride of Britain Train Pack honours the outstanding efforts and achievements of the NHS and all key workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Containing a Class 66 Diesel Locomotive and two model aircraft, proceeds from the sale of this pack will be donated to NHS Charities Together.

The Class 66 locomotive portrays GB Railfreight & Porterbrook No. 66731 which was unveiled in its ‘Thank you NHS’ livery in April 2020 and was later named ‘Capt. Tom Moore – A True British Inspiration’. That sentiment was certainly fitting as the late Captain Sir Tom Moore, who turned 100 years old on the 30th April 2020, undertook a challenge to walk one hundred laps of his garden in the runup to his centenary birthday to raise funds for NHS Charities Together – with the aim of raising £1,000. Captain Tom’s fundraising campaign soon took off and on the morning of his birthday he had raised over £30 million.

In honour of Captain Tom’s amazing feat and as a special birthday surprise, a Hurricane and a Spitfire from the Royal Air Force's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight performed a flypast over his house – the two aircraft being depicted in miniature as part of this special pack. After completing his challenge and in recognition of his phenomenal achievement, Captain Tom was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Each pack includes:

• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale Class 66/7 No. 66731 ‘Capt. Tom Moore’ in GBRf ‘Thank You NHS’ livery
• Easy Model 1:72 Scale Hawker Hurricane LF363
• Easy Model 1:72 Scale Supermarine Spitfire MK356
• Certificate of Authenticity
• Both model aircraft are supplied fully assembled and decorated and include ‘Pride of Britain’ display stands

Class 66 Model Specification:

• Era 9
• Supplied with Etched Nameplates
• Accessory Pack
• NEM Coupling Pockets
• Sprung Buffers
• Driver Fitted in the Cab
• Directional Lighting
• Equipped with a 21 Pin DCC Decoder Socket
• Locomotive Ready to Accept a Speaker
• Length 285mm

This never to be repeated pack is a true Collector’s item, and by offering it for sale to members of the Bachmann Collectors Club we will be able to donate £60,000 to NHS Charities Together – the same great cause championed by Captain Tom when he started his challenge back in April 2020.

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^* 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.