Bachmann 35-527

Class 121 Single-Car DMU BR Network SouthEast (Revised)

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

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Bachmann
Product Code
35-527
GTIN
803393045999
RRP
£154.95
Release date
2016

Model details

Tooling date
2020
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
DCC status
DCC Ready 21 pin socket
Name
W.P. Allen
Livery
Red, White & Blue
Finish
Pristine
Running number
55024
Features
Interior lighting
Directional lighting

Prototype information

Build dates
1960 to 1961
Type of unit
Single-Car Diesel Multiple Unit
Surviving units
15
Passenger capacity
65
Operated by
Arriva Trains Wales
British Rail
Chiltern Railways
Silverlink
Network Rail
Railtrack
Main duties
Local Passenger
In service until
2017
Builder
Pressed Steel Company
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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Bachmann’s Class 121 single‑car diesel multiple unit (DMU) represents British Rail’s Network SouthEast sector. The model is finished in pristine condition and carries the red, white and blue livery of the era.

It measures 276 mm in length, is DCC ready with a 21‑pin socket, and can negotiate a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (second radius). Directional and interior lighting are both fitted.

The prototype is based on the 1960 built British Rail Class 121, of which 16 units were produced. It is supplied with the manufacturer part number 35‑527 and depicts the period of British Rail sectorisation.

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