Bachmann 31-516A Class 158 2 Car DMU 158856 Central Trains

OO Gauge BachmannBachmann 31-516A Class 158 2 Car DMU 158856 Central Trains Brand new model from our new Yorkshire model railway shop   MODEL FEATURES:

• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
• Era 9
• Pristine Central Trains livery
• Running No. 158856
• Two-Car Unit comprising car Nos. 52856 & 57856
• Destination blinds for Leicester
• DCC Ready (It is NOT DCC fitted)
• Equipped with a Plux22 DCC Decoder Socket
• Length 610mm

MECHANISM:

• EACH TWO-CAR UNIT COMPRISES TWO POWERED VEHICLES WITH THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:

• Three pole motor with flywheel providing drive to the inner bogie
• Twin axle drive
• Separate metal bearings fitted to each driven axle
• Trailing axles run in metal pinpoint bearings
• Electrical pickup from all wheels
• Diecast metal, multi-stage gearbox, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities
• 16.5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing
• Working miniature BSI Couplings at the cab end
• Conductive couplings with integral close coupling mechanism at the inner end
• Designed to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater

DETAILING:

• Separately applied metal detail parts, including exhaust guards and interior luggage racks
• Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring brake and suspension detail
• Separately fitted underframe components
• Each model is supplied with an accessory pack comprising exhaust pipes, frame extensions and coupling tool

LIGHTING:

• Directional lighting, including illuminated destination panels, with Day/Night mode – selectable via the chassis-mounted switches or via a dedicated DCC function
• Directional lights can be turned on/off at each end independently via the chassis-mounted switches or via separate DCC functions 
• Passenger saloon lighting – switchable on/off via the chassis-mounted switches or via a dedicated DCC function
• Cab lighting at the trailing end*
• Door interlock lights* (*when used on DCC)
• Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each lighting application

 LIVERY APPLICATION:

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

 CLASS 158 DMU HISTORYThe British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a DieselMultiple Unit (DMU), built specifically for British Rail’s Provincial Servicessector between 1989 and 1992 by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) atDerby Litchurch Lane Works and outshopped in Regional Railways Provinciallivery. They were built to replace many locomotive-hauled passenger trains,thereby reducing cost of operation, and to allow cascading of existing Sprinterunits to replace elderly ‘heritage’ DMUs. The majority of the 182-strong fleetof Class 158 units were built as two-car sets, with 17 three-car unitsconstructed specifically for use on Trans-Pennine services. Similar three-carunits were built for use by Network SouthEast but these were converted to Class159 specification before introduced into service, with toilet retention tanksand other modifications to operate over the third-rail network.All but one of the Class 158s remain in service today(2023), with operators including ScotRail, Northern, Great Western (GWR), EastMidlands Trains (now EMR), and Transport for Wales (formerly Arriva). Formeroperators include Central Trains. The Class has worked extensively across theUK network, even into East Anglia as far as Stansted Airport and Norwich. Some158s have been converted to additional Class 159s and now operate for SouthWestern alongside their original classmates.