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EFE Rail E81005

Class 313 3-Car EMU 313211 Southern (Coastway)

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Bachmann Europe is delighted to unveil a range of all-new tooling Class 313 and Class 314 Electric Multiple Units from its EFE Rail brand; the first time that any such ‘PEP’ family EMUs have been produced ready-to-run in OO Scale. This model is finished in the green and white livery of modern operator Southern, adorned with ‘Coastway’ branding.

 

The EFE Rail Class 313/314 is comprised of three highly detailed vehicles featuring precision moulded bodyshells adorned with separate detailing parts and an extensive collection of underfloor equipment and separately fitted pipework.

 

Drive is provided through the centre car, with a coreless motor powering each bogie and mounted within a diecast metal chassis to give a strong drive mechanism and low centre of gravity. This vehicle also houses a Plux22 DCC decoder socket and the close fitting electrically conductive couplings mean that just one decoder controls both motors and the lighting in all three vehicles.

 

MODEL FEATURES:

• EFE Rail OO Scale
• Era 9
• Pristine Southern (Coastway) livery
• Running No. 313211
• Three-car unit comprising car Nos. 62539, 71223 & 62603
• Equipped with a PLUX 22 DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder item No. 36-570A
• Length 799mm

MECHANISM:

• Coreless motor powering both bogies in centre car
• Diecast metal chassis provides strong driving mechanism and low centre of gravity
• 16.5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing
• NEM coupling fitted at driving cab ends
• Conductive couplings with integral close coupling mechanism at the inner end of driving vehicles and both ends of vehicle
• Designed to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater

DETAILING:

• Separately applied metal detail parts
• Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring third rail shoe gear where applicable
• Separately fitted underframe components
• Detailed interior, with specific variations dependant on class type
• Each model is supplied with an accessory pack

LIGHTING:

• Directional lighting, including illuminated headcode and destination panels
• Cab lighting
• High-intensity headlights where applicable
• Passenger saloon lighting
• Door interlock lights (controllable via DCC)

DCC:

• Plux22 DCC decoder interface – one decoder required per unit
• Pre-fitted with speaker to allow users to fit their own sound decoder

LIVERY APPLICATION:

• Authentic liveries applied to vehicles including interior decoration
• Multiple paint applications employed using BR and corporate specification colours
• Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using authentic typefaces, logos and colours

 

CLASS 313/314 HISTORY

 

Both the Class 313s and 314s were developments of British Rail’s prototype ‘Standard Suburban Train’, for which three prototype units were built at the start of the 1970s. Designated 2-PEP and 4-PEP, which stood for Prototype Electro Pneumatic, these prototypes spawned a family of units known as the ‘PEP family’. The Class 313 were the very first production units to appear from this family, which eventually spanned five classes and encompassed some 755 individual vehicles.

 

The three-car Class 313s were not only the first production ‘PEP’ units to be built, but were also the first ‘dual-mode’ EMUs, having the ability to collect power from 25kV AC overhead power lines via a third rail shoe gear for 750V DC pick-up. A total of 64 Class 313s were built by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) at York Works in 1976-1977. The units were put to work on the Great Northern Inner Suburban lines operating from London Moorgate, and for 10 years they served their intended route before operations spread further afield.

 

The Class 314s comprised a smaller fleet of just 16 three-car units and these were constructed two years after the Class 313 build programme had been completed, once again at BREL York. Unlike their earlier counterparts, the Class 314s went north of the border to work on the then-newly opened Argyle Line. .

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^* 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.

EFE Rail Class 313 3‑car EMU (running number 313211) is supplied as an OO‑scale ready‑to‑run model. The kit carries the manufacturer part number E81005 and represents the initial privatisation era of British railway operation.

The model is finished in the modern Southern “Coastway” green and white livery. It measures 799 mm in length and comprises three individual cars – numbers 62539, 71223 and 62603 – with a die‑cast metal chassis and a coreless motor in the centre vehicle that powers both bogies. Wheels are 16.5 mm (OO gauge) and conform to NEM310 and NEM311 standards. The unit is fitted with NEM couplings at the cab ends and conductive couplings on the inner and pantograph vehicles, allowing operation on curves of second radius (438 mm) or larger.

For digital control the model includes a PLUX22 DCC decoder socket; a single decoder (recommended 36‑570B) controls both motors and all lighting functions. A speaker is pre‑fitted, enabling the user to install a sound decoder of their choice.

Detailing includes separately applied metal parts, realistic underframe equipment, an articulated pantograph that can be raised manually, and a detailed interior that varies with the class type. Lighting features directional headcode and destination panels, cab and passenger saloon illumination, high‑intensity headlights where appropriate, and door‑interlock lights that can be controlled via DCC.

The Class 313 family originated from British Rail’s early 1970s Prototype Electro‑Pneumatic (PEP) units. The three‑car 313s were the first dual‑mode EMUs, able to draw power from 25 kV AC overhead lines via a pantograph or from 750 V DC third‑rail shoe gear. Sixty‑four units were built by BREL York in 1976‑77 and later operated on the Great Northern Inner Suburban lines and beyond. The related Class 314s, built for the Argyle Line, were AC‑only and lacked third‑rail capability.