Bachmann 35-525

Class 121 Single-Car DMU BR Green (Speed Whiskers)

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Class 121 Single-Car Diesel Unit, Running Number W55027, Destination Boards 'Henley-on-Thames/Twyford' in BR Green Livery with Speed Whiskers

Catalogue listing

Brand
Bachmann
Product Code
35-525
RRP
£131.95
Release date
2016

Model details

Coupling type
Tension lock
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Finish
Pristine
Name
W.P. Allen
Livery
Green with Late Crest
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
DCC
DCC Ready
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
2020
Running number
W55027
Features
Directional lighting
Interior lighting

Prototype information

In service until
2017
Builder
Pressed Steel Company
Build dates
1960 to 1961
Type of unit
Single-Car Diesel Multiple Unit
Surviving units
15
Passenger capacity
65
Main duties
Local Passenger
Operated by
Arriva Trains Wales
British Rail
Chiltern Railways
Silverlink
Network Rail
Railtrack
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 121
Motive power
Diesel Multiple Unit
Built
August 1948
Total produced
16

* 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 Class 121 single-car diesel multiple unit, identified by running number W55027. It is modelled as it appeared during the era of British Railways, featuring destination boards for the Henley-on-Thames to Twyford service.

The locomotive is designed to reflect the physical characteristics of the prototype from the late crest period. It is presented in a single-car configuration suitable for branch line operations.

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