Cavalex Models CM - 56018 - EWS

Class 56 018 EWS Livery Diesel Locomotive

Name: Cavalex Models CM - 56018 - EWS Class 56 018 EWS Livery Diesel Locomotive
Brand: Cavalex Models
SKU: CM - 56018 - EWS
Price: 189.95 GBP

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI/AI images rather than photographs

Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Number: 56018
Build: Romanian
Info: Carried EWS livery from 1998 to withdrawal

56018 Features:

Distinctive Romanian shape
Full buffer beam cowling
Square mesh side grilles, cantrail grilles and roof grille
Rubber sealed cab and cab side windows
Revised roof grilles (above electrical compartment)

Cavalex Models have announced a newly-tooled Class 56 in 4mm.

The model is already significantly advanced and currently at the tooling stage, having been in the works for the past few years. All variants of the 56 are being tooled, to accurately cover all 135 locomotives produced between 1976 and 1984.

The Cavalex 56 has been designed completely from scratch, based on original works drawings from both Electroputere and BREL. Having incorporated numerous innovations into the model which they plan to showcase in the future. Whilst the 56 has been released by other manufacturers in the past, it was an obvious choice for Cavalex given the prototype ran with all of the released and forthcoming wagons, and being 56 fans, Cavalex wanted to capture the distinct differences between the four main versions of the ‘Grid’. They have deliberately chosen prototypes that don’t conflict with existing models of the class, whilst also releasing liveries never seen in 4mm scale. This extends to liveries not seen on certain versions; for example Red Stripe Railfreight on a Romanian built Class 56.

The locomotive will incorporate the following features:

A wealth of separately fitted parts, including bogies which aren’t just one piece mouldings to allow for proper detail relief
Photo etched grilles throughout the model
All wheel pick up and innovative automatic flange squeal activated via magnetic hall sensors
Alloy chassis to allow the locomotive to pull prototypical wagon rakes
5 pole motor with twin flywheels, geared for prototypical running speeds with superb slow speed control
21 pin DCC interface, with easy DCC fitting provision via removable roof panel to the number 2 end
DCC sound with custom ESU project for our factory fitted sound version and stay alive fitted to all models
Sound model has an EM1 type Speaker with additional sugar cube speaker in the chassis as standard for a balanced combination of low and high frequency sounds to accurately reproduce the prototype via a custom recorded sound project
Drop in EM/P4 wheelset packs available to order separately to coincide with the release of the model ORDER HERE
Separately motor operated roof fans via a function output on DCC, or when moving on DC
Etched name plates as appropriate
Both standard and revised cantrail grill options depending on prototype.

The Cavalex 56 will be produced to the same high standard of finish as the highly regarded PGA and BBA/BLA wagons, incorporating similar levels of detail and innovation.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Cavalex Models

Product Code

CM - 56018 - EWS

GTIN

9782301400222

RRP

£189.95

Release date

TBA

Limited edition model for

Rails of Sheffield

Model details

DCC status

DCC 21

DCC

DCC Ready (21-pin interface) or DCC Sound Fitted (ESU project with stay alive)

Livery

EWS

Features

Interior lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive class^*

Class 56

^* 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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Cavalex Models present a limited‑edition 4 mm scale model of a Class 56 diesel locomotive, numbered 56018 and liveried in EWS (1998 to withdrawal). The model is part of the “Rails of Sheffield” series and represents the initial privatisation era.

The kit is manufactured in Romania and replicates the distinctive Romanian‑built appearance, featuring a full buffer‑beam cowling, square mesh side grilles, cantrail and roof grilles, rubber‑sealed cab windows and revised roof grilles above the electrical compartment.

Technical specifications include DCC 21 with a 21‑pin interface, a 5‑pole motor and twin flywheels geared for prototypical running speeds, and a magnetic hall‑sensor system that automatically activates flange squeal. The chassis is aluminium, and the model incorporates separately moulded bogies, photo‑etched grilles, and optional EM/P4 wheelset packs. Sound is provided by an EM1 speaker together with a sugar‑cube speaker, using a custom‑recorded ESU project; DCC sound and “stay‑alive” functions are fitted as standard.

Additional features are roof fans operable via a DCC function output or DC, etched nameplates, and the choice of standard or revised cantrail grills to match different prototypes. The finish is intended to match the high standards applied to Cavalex’s PGA and BBA/BLA wagon ranges.