Bachmann 35-502

Class 117 3-Car DMU BR Network SouthEast (Revised)

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Class 117 Three Car DMU, Set Number L425, Destination Boards 'Gatwick Airport/Reading' Unit A) DMBS 51363, Unit B) TCL 59515, Unit C) DMS 51405 in BR Network SouthEast Red, White & Blue
Livery

Catalogue listing

Brand
Bachmann
Range
Branchline
Product Code
35-502
RRP
£267.95
Release date
2016

Model details

Tooling date
2020
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Name
W.P. Allen
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Livery
Red, White & Blue
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
DCC
DCC Ready
Running numbers
L425, L425, 59515, 51363
Features
Directional lighting
Interior lighting

Prototype information

Main duties
Local Passenger
Builder
Pressed Steel Company
Operated by
British Rail
ScotRail
Silverlink
Locomotive type
2 or 3-car Diesel-Mechanical Multiple Unit
Build dates
1959 to 1961
In service until
2000
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 117
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Built
August 1948
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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This model represents a three-car Diesel Multiple Unit of the Class 117 variety. The set consists of a Driving Motor Brake Second, a Trailer Composite Lavatory, and a Driving Motor Second coach.

The set is supplied with destination boards indicating services between Gatwick Airport and Reading. It represents the rolling stock as operated during the British Rail Sectorisation era.

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