Hornby R30195 RailRoad Plus Network Rail Class 960 Iris 2 – 2 Car DMU

OO GaugeHornbyR30195 RailRoad Plus Network Rail Class 960 Iris 2 – 2 Car DMUBrand new item direct from our Yorkshire Model Railway shop.Tech SpecsItem Scale 1:76 Scale 00 GaugeColour YellowGauge OODCC Status DCC Ready 8 pin socket (It is NOT DCCfitted)Operator Network RailDesigner Metro-CammellLivery Network Rail YellowMinimum Curve (mm) Radius 2Coupling Type Fixed Tension Lock Product InfoConstructed in Birmingham, the Class 101 DMU was one of thelongest lasting DMUs to ever see service in the UK. 527 of the class would bebuilt across many orders from BR between 1956 and 1960. The first units wouldenter BR service in 1956 in the BR green livery.Class 101 units at the height of their use could be seen inall corners of the UK, at the onset of privatisation in the 1990s the unitswould appear in all manner of colourful liveries such as the Network South Eastcolours and First North Western. Throughout their life, Class 101 units wouldoccasionally appear as a three car sets where demand dictated.Beginning life as the BR Class 101 unit 50338 On its entryinto departmental service the unit would be reclassified as a class 960 andrenumbered 901002, it would also gain the name Iris 2 which would be displayedin place of a destination on its destination boards. Iris 2 functioned as a lab for Network Rail undertakingtests around the UK. As Iris 2, the DMU appeared in a Serco Railtrack livery,Network Rail livery and a unique grey Lab 19 livery. Iris 2 is currentlypreserved on the Barry Tourist Railway in a BR Green livery.