Hornby R30044

RailRoad Plus Network Rail, Class 37, Co-Co, 97302 'Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways' - Era 11

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Era 11 (2016 to 2023) Current Era

Manufacturer description

Entering service as the English Electric Type 3, the British Rail Class 37 diesel locomotives were built at the Vulcan Foundry in Newton-le-Willows in a Co-Co configuration, based on locomotive designs for export markets. Built to undertake both freight and passenger work across all BR sectors, these engines proved highly reliable and, after overhaul, many survived in service across the network into the 1990s.

British Rail first placed an order for forty-two Class 37 locomotives in January 1959, the first of which was delivered in November 1960, entering service on 2 December with the last of this original batch complete by mid-1962, by which time subsequent orders had been placed. The last of the 309 locomotives built was delivered to the Western Region on 9 November 1965, originally numbered in the range D6700-D6999 and D6600-D6608.

Many Class 37 Locomotives were refurbished in the 1980s, extending their life. As a result, the Class 37 remains in service to this day as one of the longest serving classes on British railways. Second-hand locomotives have been exported to railways in France and Spain whilst in the UK many locomotives no longer required to work have been preserved.

Network Rail possesses 5 Class 37 locomotives. One of these, No. 37217, is in storage whilst the other four have undergone extensive refurbishment. The refurbished locomotives have been reclassified Class 97/3, with the Class 97 designation reserved for departmental locomotives under the TOPS system. These four were used by Network rail as part of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) trial project on the Cambrian Line. The class was chosen because of its original fitment with both air and vacuum braking, a feature which will allow them to pull both modern freight trains as well as steam specials.

Catalogue listing

Brand:
Hornby
Product Code:
R30044
GTIN:
5055286693410
RRP:
£96.99
Catalogue:
2021 Range
Release date:
March 2022

Model details

Gauge
OO
Colour
Yellow
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Finish
Pristine
Livery
Yellow
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 Pole Skew wound
Name
Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways
Power pickup
Driving wheels only
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Running number
97302

Prototype information

Introduced
1963
Locomotive class*
Class 37
Operator
Network Rail
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
CO-CO
Max speed
80 mph / 90 mph
Designer
English Electric
Built
1960-1965
Built by
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Total produced
309

* 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.

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