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EFE Rail E81008

Class 313 3-Car EMU 313201 BR Blue & Grey (Southern)

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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 retro BR Blue & Grey scheme carried by 313201 towards the end of its tenure with Southern.

 

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 retro BR Blue & Grey (Southern) livery
• Running No. 313201
• Three-car unit comprising car Nos. 62529, 71213 & 63593
• 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 from 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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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.

EFE Rail Class 313 3‑Car EMU 313201 (BR Blue & Grey – Southern) is an OO‑scale (1:76) model produced by Bachmann Europe under the EFE Rail brand, part number E81008. It represents a three‑car electric multiple unit from the initial privatisation era and is finished in the retro British Rail blue and grey livery carried by unit 313201 towards the end of its service with Southern.

The model measures 799 mm in length and comprises three highly detailed vehicles (car numbers 62529, 71213 and 63593). The centre car houses a core‑less motor that powers both bogies and is mounted in a die‑cast metal chassis to provide a low centre of gravity and robust drive. A PLUX22 DCC decoder socket is fitted, and conductive couplings allow a single decoder to control the motors and lighting of all three cars. Wheels conform to NEM310 and NEM311 standards with authentic profiling, and the unit is designed for operation on curves of second radius (438 mm) or larger.

Detailing includes separate metal parts for underframe equipment, a manually operable pantograph, and interior finishes that vary according to class type. Lighting features directional headlights, illuminated headcode and destination panels, cab and passenger saloon lighting, and DCC‑controlled door‑interlock lights. A pre‑fitted speaker is provided for the addition of a sound decoder.

Class 313 units were the first production members of the PEP family, built by BREL at York in 1976‑77. They were the inaugural dual‑mode EMUs, capable of drawing 25 kV AC from overhead lines via a pantograph or 750 V DC from third‑rail shoe gear. A total of 64 units entered service on the Great Northern inner‑suburban lines from London Moorgate before being deployed more widely. This model reflects that historic design and livery.