Bachmann 35-311SFX DCC SOUND DELUXE Cl 37 262 Dounreay BR Engineer

OO Gauge Bachmann DCC SOUND DELUXEBachmann 35-311SFX DCC SOUND DELUXE Cl 37 262 Dounreay BR Engineers Grey Brand new model from our new Yorkshire model railway shop
Analogue Users: Please note that normal loadrunning sounds and any other automatic or randomised sounds will also operate,along with fan operation and sounds (according to the particular Sound Project)when this model is used on analogue control (DC) straight from the box! The British Rail Class 37 is a favourite among enthusiastsand modellers alike and, having been a firm fixture in the Bachmann BranchlineOO scale range for many years, in 2022 an all-new model of this iconiclocomotive was launched. Built to unprecedented levels of accuracy andfidelity, the new Branchline model incorporates the latest technology andshares many common features and specifications with the award winning BachmannBranchline Class 47. Finished as departmental locomotive ‘Dounreay’ No.37262, this Class 37/0 carries the BR Engineers Grey livery andis supplied in SOUND FITTED DELUXE format.Following in the footsteps of the Class 47, our all-new OOscale Class 37 has been designed from the rails up to ensure this classiclocomotive is modelled in all its glory. With high fidelity mouldings, numerousseparately fitted parts and countless tooling variations to capture theminutiae of the real locomotives throughout their lives, our new 37 is broughtto life with an exquisite livery application using true-to-prototype colours,fonts and logos. Along with an exceptional array of lighting features, our DualFitted speaker system brings this SOUND FITTED DELUXE modelto life and what’s more, it also features our award-winning motorised radiatorfan and authentic tinted windscreen glazing! 

• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
• Era 8
• Pristine BR Engineers Grey livery
• Running No. 37262
• Named ‘Dounreay’
• Etched Nameplates included
• SOUND FITTED DELUXE – Fitted with a Zimo MS450P22 DDC Sound Decoder – See below for the function list
• Motorised Radiator Fan
• Tinted Windscreen Glazing
• Length 245mm

 DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL

• Central Headcode Panels – Plated and fitted with Marker Lights
• Corner Handrails
• Round Scottish ‘Car’ Headlight
• Bufferbeam Valance Removed
• Coupling Bash Plate
• Round Oleo Buffers
• Original Windscreen
• English Electric Cantrail Grilles
• Welded Boiler Roof
• Original Open Boiler Port and Safety Valves
• Sealed Water Filler Door and Plated Access Steps
• Fabricated Bogies
• Original Speedo Drive
• Original Water and Fuel Tanks
• Water Filler Valve

 BACHMANN BRANCHLINE CLASS 37 SPECIFICATIONMECHANISM:

• Five pole, twin shaft motor with two flywheels providing drive to both bogies
• All axle drive
• Electrical pickup from all wheels
• Separate metal bearings fitted to each axle
• Diecast metal chassis block and bogie towers
• Diecast metal gearboxes, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities
• 16.5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing
• Detachable coupling pockets to NEM362 standards fitted to each bogie
• Designed to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater

DETAILING:

• Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring full relief detail
• Rotating radiator fan, driven by an independent motor and gearbox, operated as part of the sound project on DCC and Analogue control (SOUND FITTED DELUXE models only)
• Tinted windscreen glazing (SOUND FITTED DELUXE models only)
• Separately applied metal detail parts, including grab handles, windscreen wipers and etched fan grilles
• Sprung metal buffers
• Each model supplied with a full set of decorated, model-specific bufferbeam pipework and accessory parts

LIGHTING:

• Directional lighting, including headlights and high intensity headlights where applicable, switchable on/off at either end on DCC or Analogue control
• Cab lighting*, assigned to two DCC functions for separate switching of each
• Separately switched Engine Room lighting*
• ‘Yard Light’ mode*, red tail lights and/or marker lights displayed at both ends (*when used on DCC)
• Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application

DCC:

• Plux22 DCC decoder interface

SOUND:

• Two quality speakers employed for optimum sound reproduction, fitted to every model as standard
• Zimo MS450P22 DCC Sound Decoder fitted to SOUND FITTED and SOUND FITTED DELUXE versions
• Four sound projects to accurately capture the sounds of Class 37/0s as originally built, those with thermostatically controlled fans, Class 37/4s and DRS-modified locos.
• Sound files for each project produced specifically for the Bachmann Branchline Class 37 using recordings from real locomotives
• SOUND FITTED and SOUND FITTED DELUXE models operate on DCC and Analogue control as supplied. On Analogue, an authentic engine start up sequence and running sounds are produced when power is applied

LIVERY APPLICATION:

• Authentic liveries applied to all models
• Multiple paint applications employed on each model using BR and corporate specification colours
• Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing using authentic typefaces, logos and colours
• In addition, where applicable Etched Nameplates and Plaques are also provided

 SOUNDSF0 – Directional Lights – On / Off (plus Light Switch Sound)F1 – On – Warm Engine Start / On, Off – Failed Engine Start/ On, Off, On, Off, On – Cold Engine StartF2 – BrakeF3 – Single Horn (Playable)F4 – Double HornF5 – Light Engine ModeF6 – Coasting (Manual notch Down if F22 On)F7 – Speed LockF8 – On – Sound Fade Out / Off – Sound Fade InF9 – Flange Squeal (Speed Related)F10* – Fan Operation & NoiseF11 – Buffer UpF12 – CouplingF13 – Stationary – Guard’s Whistle / Moving – DetonatorsF14 – Wagon Snatching & Buffering (Speed Related)F15 – High Intensity Light (If Fitted)F16 – Red Tail Lights On Both Ends (Non Directional)F17 – Marker Lights On Both Ends (Non Directional)F18 – Cab Light On – No. 1 End (Fan)F19 – Cab Light On – No. 2 End (non-Fan)F20 – No. 1 End Directional Lights OffF21 – No. 2 End Directional Lights OffF22 – CompressorF23 – Windscreen WipersF24 – Engine Room LightsF25 – Spirax ValveF26 – Shunt ModeF27 – Volume DownF28 – Volume Up* Fan Operation and Sounds are activated as part of theSound Project with F1 On. F10 allows you to override this and activate ondemand (not applicable to Sound Project 1 – Class 37/0s as-built) CLASS 37 HISTORYThe British Rail 1955 Modernisation Plan paved the way forthe large-scale replacement of steam traction with diesel locomotives, and oneof the most successful diesel locomotive designs to result from this was theEnglish Electric Type 3. These 1,700hp Types 3 diesel-electric locomotives werebuilt at English Electric’s Vulcan Foundry and by Robert Stephenson &Hawthorns between 1960 and 1965, with 309 examples produced in total. When TOPSwas implemented the type was designated Class 37.The class proved popular with railwaymen and so in 1985, amajor refurbishment programme for the Class 37 locomotives was sanctioned toextend the working lives of 135 locomotives. Features of the refurbishmentinvolved plating over the four-character head codes and sealing off the noseend communication doors. Dedicated freight locomotives received lower gearingto increase the tractive effort, and some were fitted with extra ballast oreven more powerful engines. A new subclass was created for locomotivesrefurbished with Electric Train Heating (ETH) equipment, allowing their use onpassenger trains the whole year-round.With the sectorisation of British Rail taking hold in theearly-1980s, the locomotives returned to traffic following refurbishment in awide and diverse range of liveries. Passenger machines appeared in BR BlueLarge Logo, InterCity and Regional Railways schemes to name just three, whilstfreight engines received numerous varieties of Railfreight livery, Transrail,Mainline and Loadhaul. The Class continued to be widely used into thePrivatisation-era, with examples operating for the likes of EWS, DRS, WestCoast Railways and Colas, whilst others have received ‘retro’ heritagerepaints.