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Dapol 4D-015-003S

Class 122 Bubble car #55012 Regional Railways livery DCC Sound Fitted

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

Manufacturer description

The British Rail Class 122 is a type of diesel multiple unit which operated primarily on the London Midland, Scottish and the South-Western Regions of British Rail between 1958 and 1995. Twenty single car driving units or bubble cars and ten trailer vehicles were built by Gloucester RC&W in 1958 and six survive into preservation. In 1980 the Scottish Region Class 122 were converted to carry parcels and reclassified as Class 131, although the cars themselves were not renumbered

The Dapol Model of the Class 121 and 122 shall 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 122 “bubble car” model, running number 55012, is presented in the Regional Railways blue and grey livery. The model is built to OO gauge and is DCC sound fitted, with a pristine finish.

The prototype unit was a diesel‑multiple‑unit built in 1958, part of the British Rail Class 122 series that operated on the London Midland, Scottish and South‑Western Regions until 1995. The class comprised 20 single‑car driving units and ten trailer vehicles; six remain in preservation. The model represents the British Rail sectorisation period.

Key specifications of the model include:
- Gauge: OO
- DCC status: DCC sound fitted (DCC ready)
- Finish: Pristine
- Livery: Blue & grey (Regional Railways)
- Running number: 55012
- Motive power: Diesel multiple unit (prototype)
- Built: 1958
- Total produced (prototype): 29 units
- Class: British Rail Class 122
- Operator (prototype): British Rail Regional Railways
- Maximum speed (prototype): 70 mph
- Manufacturer part number: 4D-015-003S

Model features:
- Finely moulded body with separately added fine details
- Accurately applied livery
- Cast wheels with fine relief and appropriate colouring
- Tungsten chassis with all‑wheel pickup and 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 containing spares and optional detail parts.