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Dapol 4D-009-005

Class 121 'Bletchley TMD' Bubble Car Silverlink Diesel Locomotive No.55027

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Features include:

• Finely moulded body with many separately added fine details
• Accurately applied livery
• DCC ready
• DCC fitted models available
• Cast wheels with ne relief and appropriate colouring
• Tungsten chassis and all wheel pick up
• NEM pockets as standard
• Independently controllable and switchable directional lighting
• Dapol’s 5 Pole Skew wound Mega creep motor for smooth running and fine speed control
• Accessory bag with spares and other optional detail

The Class 121 and 122 `Bubble cars’ form part of the first generation of DMUs produced by British Rail to operate on branch lines and secondary routes. The Class 121 was built by Pressed Steel in 1960, 15 single power cars numbered W55020 to W55035 and 10 trailer cars numbered W56280 to W56289 were manufactured. The last revenue earning examples went out of service earlier this year. The Class 122 was built by Gloucester RC&W in 1958. Twenty single powered cars numbered W55000 to W55019 and nine trailer cars numbered W56280 to W56289 were manufactured. 8 Class 122’s survive into preservation including W55003 at the Gloucester & Warwick Railway which was laser scanned to help.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES DCC FITTING SERVICES;

DCC-Ready 21-Pin decoder. Suitable decoder Dapol imperium1 If you require our fitting services please use the following links and add the items to your basket:

Standard fitting INCLUDING price of decoder IMPERIUM1FIT

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Model details

Prototype information

^* 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.

Dapol Class 121 “Bletchley TMD” Bubble Car is an OO gauge (1:76) model of a single‑car diesel multiple unit, numbered 55027 and finished in the SilverLink livery. The model is constructed from die‑cast metal with a tungsten chassis, cast wheels with NE relief and appropriate colouration, and includes NEM pocket couplings with a tension lock. It is supplied as DCC ready and can be fitted with a 21‑pin Dapol Imperium1 decoder, with Dapol’s 5‑pole skew‑wound Mega creep motor providing smooth running and fine speed control.

Key specifications include a minimum curve radius of 2, independently controllable directional lighting, and a passenger capacity of 65. The model is designed for the British model railway market, representing a unit built by the Pressed Steel Company between 1960 and 1961 and operated historically by Arriva Trains Wales, British Rail, Chiltern Railways, Silverlink, Network Rail and Railtrack on local passenger duties. It is marked as being in service until 2017, with 15 examples of the real class surviving.

The Class 121 “Bubble car” was part of the first generation of DMUs introduced by British Rail for branch lines and secondary routes. Dapol’s version includes finely moulded bodywork with multiple separate detail parts, accurately applied livery, and an accessory bag containing spares and optional detail. DCC fitting services are also offered, with the decoder and fitting price listed as IMPERIUM1FIT.