Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs
Prototype Eras
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Bachmann
Product Code
35-501
RRP
£267.95
Release date
2016
Model details
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Finish
Pristine
Livery
Blue & Grey
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Passenger figures
No
Based on preserved
No
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
2020
Running numbers
W59516, W51406
Features
Pickup in tender
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Prototype information
Build dates
1959 to 1961
Locomotive type
2 or 3-car Diesel-Mechanical Multiple Unit
Builder
Pressed Steel Company
Main duties
Local Passenger
Operated by
British Rail
ScotRail
Silverlink
ScotRail
Silverlink
In service until
2000
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 117
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Built
1959-1961
Total produced
123
* 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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