Cavalex Models CM - 56074 - TGCS - DCC

Class 56 074 "Kellingley Colliery" Coal Sector Diesel Locomotive (DCC Fitted)

Name: Cavalex Models CM - 56074 - TGCS - DCC Class 56 074 "Kellingley Colliery" Coal Sector Diesel Locomotive (DCC Fitted)
Brand: Cavalex Models
SKU: CM - 56074 - TGCS - DCC
Price: 219.95 GBP

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

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

Manufacturer description

DCC Fitted Version.

Number: 56074
Build: Doncaster
Info: Carried Coal Sector Livery from 1989 to 1995

56074 Features:

Distinctive fabricated cab shape
Cutaway buffer beam
Diamond mesh side grilles, cantrail grilles and roof grille
Steel cab and cab side window frames
Etched “Kellingley Colliery” name plates

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
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
DCC sound and stay alive options (Further news to follow)
Provision for an EM2 Speaker in the chassis as standard
Drop in EM/P4 wheelset packs available to order separately
Separately motor operated roof fans via a function output on DCC, or when moving on DC
Etched name plates supplied 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 - 56074 - TGCS - DCC

RRP

£219.95

Release date

Q1 2024

Limited edition model for

Rails of Sheffield

Model details

DCC status

DCC Fitted

DCC

DCC Fitted

Livery

Coal Sector

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 Class 56 No. 56074 “Kellingley Colliery” is a limited‑edition 4 mm scale diesel locomotive fitted with DCC. It represents a British Rail coal‑sector unit in service between 1989 and 1995 and carries the “Kellingley Colliery” name plates.

The model is numbered 56074, was built in Doncaster and is presented in the Coal Sector livery that was applied to the prototype from 1989 to 1995. It is part of the “Rails of Sheffield” limited‑edition range and the manufacturer part number is CM‑56074‑TGCS‑DCC.

Key features include a distinctive fabricated cab shape, cut‑away buffer beam, diamond‑mesh side grilles, cantrail and roof grilles, steel cab and cab‑side window frames, and etched name plates. The locomotive incorporates separately fitted bogies, photo‑etched grilles, all‑wheel pickup, an alloy chassis, a 5‑pole motor with twin flywheels geared for prototypical speeds, a 21‑pin DCC interface with easy fitting, DCC sound and stay‑alive options, provision for an EM2 speaker, drop‑in EM/P4 wheelset packs, and motor‑operated roof fans controlled via DCC or DC.

Cavalex have newly tooled the Class 56 in 4 mm, designing the model from original Electroputere and BREL drawings to cover all 135 locomotives built between 1976 and 1984. The kit is aimed at the same high standard of finish as the company’s PGA and BBA/BLA wagons, offering a level of detail and innovation that includes both standard and revised cantrail grill options.