Class 37 607 DRS Original

Details

The Class 37 was constructed by English Electric and was built between 1960 and 1965. Some were then refurbished by BREL Crewe between 1985 and 1988 for mixed traffic duties. These locomotives can often be seen hauling the track maintenance units up and down the country.

Features

• Heavy die-cast metal chassis
• Accurate tumbleholme, nose, cab roof and cantrail curves taken from 3D Laser scan and extensive surveys
• Timeframe specific details
• Multiple body and nose slides to accurately represent almost every member of the class, including three variations of cantrail grille: early EE (for D6700-D6704), later EE and RSH
• Four roof styles: Original double riveted, single riveted, welded and welded with antennas
• Separately applied etched metal and high fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, aerials, steps, wipers, nameplates, crests and more.
• Etched metal door kickplates (where applicable), ‘frost’ grille (where applicable) & super fine etched metal roof grille
• Scale width wire handrails
• Turned brass roof-mounted horns on centre headcode examples
• Full underbody tank detail with brackets and pipework
• Bogies feature separate footsteps, etched footsteps, brake cylinders, speed recorder, end brake rigging and very fine brake chain
• Brake blocks on trucks (bogies) in line with wheels (can be moved for EM/P4 gauges)
• RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with fine scale ‘drop in’ EM (18.2mm gauge) and P4 (18.83mm gauge) wheels available separately
• Accurate high-fidelity miniature snowploughs
• Fully sprung metal buffers, extra-fine factory-installed pipework and screw couplings
• Correct height mini-tension-lock couplers with NEM socket as well as a fully detailed bufferbeam
• High performance five-pole motor with two flywheels
• Directional lighting on DC and DCC, fully functional Headlights per prototype, Engine Bay Lighting (with visible Prime Mover), WIPAC light clusters where appropriate with day and night-time settings, Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console, auto off on movement, Switchable red tail lights.
• RP25-110 wheels OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to p4 and EM gauge

Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)

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