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Hornby R30436TXS

RailRoad - Loram - Class 37 - 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' 37418 (DCC Sound Fitted)

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Prototype Era
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Finished in the Loram livery, Class 37 No. 37418 ‘An Commun Gaidhealach’ is brought to life in this detailed 00 gauge model. 

Fitted with Hornby’s HM7000 21-pin sound decoder it delivers realistic, immersive audio straight from the box and is compatible with DCC and HM7000 App control. 

The model features separately fitted plastic buffers, NEM tension lock couplings and includes two etched nameplates for added detail.

History

Released into BR traffic from Vulcan Foundry as D6971 on 18 March 1965, this locomotive was first allocated to Cardiff Canton. It was rebuilt as a Class 37/4 and renumbered 37418 in 1985 and transferred to Inverness. It received its unusual name ‘An Commun Gaidhealach’ (The Gaelic Association) at Edinburgh in October 1986, before entering the Provincial General Pool from January 1989. 

It was renamed ‘Pectindae’ in April 1992, and then ‘East Lancashire Railway’ in April 1994, eventually being sold to a private owner in 2007 by EWS. It is currently on-hire to freight operator Loram Rail and painted in its livery, the ‘An Commun Gaidhealach’ name being reinstated in February 2024.

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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.

Hornby RailRoad Loram Class 37 ‘An Comunn Gaidhealach’ 37418 is a 00 gauge (4 mm) model locomotive with DCC sound fitted. The model carries the HM7000 21‑pin sound decoder, allowing realistic audio playback and compatibility with DCC and the HM7000 app.

The locomotive is finished in the Loram livery and represents a current‑era Co‑Co wheel arrangement. It measures 255 mm in length, fits a minimum 2nd radius curve of 438 mm, and has separate plastic buffers and NEM tension‑lock couplings. Two etched nameplates are included for added detail. Manufacturer part number is R30436TXS.

Historical background of the prototype: built by English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, it entered British Rail service as D6971 on 18 March 1965, allocated to Cardiff Canton. Rebuilt as a Class 37/4 and renumbered 37418 in 1985, it was transferred to Inverness. The name ‘An Comunn Gaidhealach’ was applied at Edinburgh in October 1986. After periods in the Provincial General Pool from January 1989, and subsequent renamings in April 1992 and April 1994, the locomotive was sold to a private owner in 2007. It is now on hire to freight operator Loram Rail, with the original name reinstated in February 2024.