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Dapol 4F-043-009

Turbot Bogie Ballast Wagon EWS Livery No.978105

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

General Spec:

• Scale 1:76.2 (4mm = 1ft)
• Minimum 2nd radius (438mm /17 & 1⁄4 inch) curve
• Plastic body and underframe detail
• Diecast chassis
• Spring buffers
• Profiled & blacked wheels to OO gauge society standard Pin-point axles
• NEM couplings (removable if required)
• UK standard Hook and bar couplers

Body spec:

• Fully detailed body with separately moulded side doors and stanchions (to allow ease of kit bashing!) Interior floor, door and stanchion details
• Door ‘balance’ spring and arm detailing
• Finely moulded and etched stainless steel detail where applicable
• Separate handrails, end steps and lamp brackets. Highly details underframe with correct profiled bracing Highly detailed bogies

Accessory pack contents:

• Buffer beam pipes
• Operating ‘Instanter’ coupling
• NEM compatible drawbar (to replace regular coupling at the modellers option)

Catalogue listing

Model details

Dapol Turbot Bogie Ballast Wagon (EWS livery, No. 978105) is a 00 gauge model designed to represent the early period of railway privatisation. The kit measures 82 mm long, 33 mm wide and 28 mm high, and is suitable for a minimum radius of 2 (438 mm or 17¼ in). It features a plastic body and underframe, a die‑cast chassis, spring buffers, profile‑blacked wheels to OO Gauge Society standard, pin‑point axles and UK standard hook‑and‑bar couplers, with optional NEM couplings.

The body is fully detailed with separately moulded side doors and stanchions, interior floor and door fittings, door balance springs, stainless‑steel etchings, handrails, end steps and lamp brackets. The underframe includes correctly profiled bracing and highly detailed bogies. The accessory pack contains buffer‑beam pipes, an operating “Instanter” coupling and a NEM‑compatible drawbar as an optional replacement for the standard coupling.