Cavalex Models CM-56081-56098-GBRF-DCC

Class 56 081/098 GBRF Farewell Railtour Diesel Locomotive Twin Pack (DCC Fitted)

Name: Cavalex Models CM-56081-56098-GBRF-DCC Class 56 081/098 GBRF Farewell Railtour Diesel Locomotive Twin Pack (DCC Fitted)
Brand: Cavalex Models
SKU: CM-56081-56098-GBRF-DCC
Price: 439.90 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

Class 56 081/098 GBRF Farewell Railtour Diesel Locomotive Twin Pack

Includes:

1 x Class 56 081 BR Blue Diesel Locomotive

1 x Class 56 098 BR Large Logo Diesel Locomotive

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-56081-56098-GBRF-DCC

RRP

£439.90

Release date

Q1 2024

Limited edition model for

Rails of Sheffield

Model details

DCC status

DCC Fitted

DCC

DCC Fitted, with custom ESU sound project

Livery

BR Blue and BR Large Logo

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 the Class 56 081/098 GBRF Farewell Railtour Diesel Locomotive Twin Pack, a limited‑edition set released under the “Rails of Sheffield” theme. The locomotives are DCC fitted and feature interior lighting, representing the British Rail sectorisation era.

The pack contains two model locomotives: a Class 56 081 in British Rail blue and a Class 56 098 bearing the large GBRF logo. Both units include separately fitted parts such as individually moulded bogies, photo‑etched grilles and etched name plates, with options for standard or revised cantrail grill configurations.

Technical details comprise an alloy chassis, a five‑pole motor with twin flywheels geared for prototypical speeds, and a 21‑pin DCC interface accessed via a removable roof panel. Wheel pick‑up and automatic flange squeal are controlled by magnetic Hall sensors, while motor‑operated roof fans can be driven from a DCC function output or from DC power.

Sound is provided by a factory‑fitted ESU project, using an EM1 speaker together with an additional “sugar cube” speaker for balanced low‑ and high‑frequency reproduction. Optional EM/P4 wheelset packs are available separately, and the models are finished to the same high standard as Cavalex’s PGA and BBA/BLA wagons.