{"product_id":"35-301-special-offer-class-37-0-split-headcode-37034-br-blue","title":"35-301 SPECIAL OFFER Class 37\/0 Split Headcode 37034 BR Blue","description":"Special price £208.21. List price £244.95\r35-301 Class 37\/0 Split Headcode 37034 BR Blue \rThe British Rail Class 37 is a favourite among enthusiasts and modellers alike, and this iconic loco returns to the Bachmann Branchline range for 2022, but not as you know it. Following in the footsteps of the award-winning Bachmann Branchline Class 47, our all-new OO scale Class 37 has been designed from the rails up to ensure this classic locomotive is modelled more accurately than ever before, whilst the technical specification is equally impressive and incorporates the same great features as our Class 47. With high fidelity mouldings, numerous separately fitted parts and countless tooling variations to capture the minutiae of the real locomotives throughout their lives, our new 37 is brought to life with an exquisite livery application using true-to-prototype colours, fonts and logos.\rBachmann Branchline OO Scale\rEra 7\rPristine BR Blue livery\rRunning No. 37034\rEquipped with a Plux22 DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder item No. 36-570A\rLength 245mm\r \r\rDETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL\r\rSplit Headcode Panels – Glazed displaying ‘Dominoes’\rOriginal Buffer Beam Cowling\rRound Oleo Buffers\rOriginal Windscreen\rEnglish Electric Cantrail Grilles\rRivetted Boiler Roof with Double Row of Rivets\rOriginal Open Boiler Port and Safety Valves\rSealed Water Filler Door and Plated Access Steps\rFabricated Bogies\rOriginal Speedo Drive\rMileage Counter\rOriginal Water and Fuel Tanks\rWater Filler Valve\rBACHMANN BRANCHLINE CLASS 37 SPECIFICATION\r\rMECHANISM:\r\rFive pole, twin shaft motor with two flywheels providing drive to both bogies\rAll axle drive\rElectrical pickup from all wheels\rSeparate metal bearings fitted to each axle\rDiecast metal chassis block and bogie towers\rDiecast metal gearboxes, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities\r5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 \u0026amp; NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing\rDetachable coupling pockets to NEM362 standards fitted to each bogie\rDesigned to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater\rDETAILING:\r\rBogies constructed from multiple components featuring full relief detail\rRotating 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)\rTinted windscreen glazing (SOUND FITTED DELUXE models only)\rSeparately applied metal detail parts, including grab handles, windscreen wipers and etched fan grilles\rSprung metal buffers\rEach model supplied with a full set of decorated, model-specific bufferbeam pipework and accessory parts\rLIGHTING:\r\rDirectional lighting, including headlights and high intensity headlights where applicable, switchable on\/off at either end on DCC or Analogue control\rCab lighting*, assigned to two DCC functions for separate switching of each\rSeparately switched Engine Room lighting*\r‘Yard Light’ mode*, red tail lights and\/or marker lights displayed at both ends (*when used on DCC)\rAuthentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application\rDCC:\r\rPlux22 DCC decoder interface\rSOUND:\r\rTwo quality speakers employed for optimum sound reproduction, fitted to every model as standard\rZimo MS450P22 DCC Sound Decoder fitted to SOUND FITTED and SOUND FITTED DELUXE versions\rFour 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.\rSound files for each project produced specifically for the Bachmann Branchline Class 37 using recordings from real locomotives\rSOUND 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\rLIVERY APPLICATION:\r\rAuthentic liveries applied to all models\rMultiple paint applications employed on each model using BR and corporate specification colours\rLogos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing using authentic typefaces, logos and colours\rIn addition, where applicable Etched Nameplates and Plaques are also provided\rCLASS 37 HISTORY\r\rThe British Rail 1955 Modernisation Plan paved the way for the large-scale replacement of steam traction with diesel locomotives, and one of the most successful diesel locomotive designs to result from this was the English Electric Type 3. These 1,700hp Types 3 diesel-electric locomotives were built at English Electric’s Vulcan Foundry and by Robert Stephenson \u0026amp; Hawthorns between 1960 and 1965, with 309 examples produced in total. When TOPS was implemented the type was designated Class 37.\r\rThe class proved popular with railwaymen and so in 1985, a major refurbishment programme for the Class 37 locomotives was sanctioned to extend the working lives of 135 locomotives. Features of the refurbishment involved plating over the four-character head codes and sealing off the nose end communication doors. Dedicated freight locomotives received lower gearing to increase the tractive effort, and some were fitted with extra ballast or even more powerful engines. A new subclass was created for locomotives refurbished with Electric Train Heating (ETH) equipment, allowing their use on passenger trains the whole year-round.\r\rWith the sectorisation of British Rail taking hold in the early-1980s, the locomotives returned to traffic following refurbishment in a wide and diverse range of liveries. Passenger machines appeared in BR Blue Large Logo, InterCity and Regional Railways schemes to name just three, whilst freight engines received numerous varieties of Railfreight livery, Transrail, Mainline and Loadhaul. The Class continued to be widely used into the Privatisation-era, with examples operating for the likes of EWS, DRS, West Coast Railways and Colas, whilst others have received ‘retro’ heritage repaints.\r","brand":"Bachmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53340732784979,"sku":"35-301","price":208.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/2985\/0963\/files\/Harburn_35-301.jpg?v=1774606219","url":"https:\/\/www.harburnhobbies.co.uk\/products\/35-301-special-offer-class-37-0-split-headcode-37034-br-blue","provider":"Harburn Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}