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Dapol 4D-009-009D

Class 121 BUBBLE CAR Railtrack Red/White 977723 DCC Fitted

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Sixteen Class 121 single-car, double-ended driving motor vehicles were built from 1960, numbered 55020–55035. These were supplemented by ten single-ended trailer vehicles, numbered 56280–56289 (later renumbered 54280–54289). They have a top speed of 70 mph, with slam-doors, and vacuum brakes. The driving motor vehicles were nicknamed "Bubble cars".

The Dapol Model of the Class 121 and 122 include:

• Finely moulded body with many separately added fine details
• Accurately applied livery
• DCC ready
• DCC fitted models available
• Cast wheels with fine 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

Catalogue listing

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 “Bubble Car” model, Railtrack red and white livery, running number 977723. The OO‑scale model is DCC fitted, finished in pristine condition and suitable for a minimum radius of 2 inches. Power is taken from all wheels, with NEM and tension‑lock coupling, and it represents a diesel‑multiple‑unit built in 1960 by the Pressed Steel Company. It carries manufacturer part number 4D-009-009D and depicts the initial privatisation period of British Rail.

The real British Rail Class 121 comprised sixteen single‑car, double‑ended driving motor vehicles built in 1960, numbered 55020 to 55035, later supplemented by ten single‑ended trailer cars. They were capable of 70 mph, featured slam‑doors and vacuum brakes, and were popularly known as “bubble cars”.

The Dapol model includes a finely moulded body with separate detail parts, accurately applied Railtrack livery and cast wheels with fine relief and appropriate colouration. It has a tungsten chassis, all‑wheel pickup, standard NEM pockets, independently controllable directional lighting and a 5‑pole skew‑wound Mega creep motor for smooth running. An accessory bag with spares and optional detail is supplied.