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35-125A
Class 20/3 20310 'Gresty Bridge' DRS Blue
'OO' Gauge
Released: 17/04/24
DCC Ready (PluX22)
Era 9
The British Railways Board's (BRB) 1955 modernisation plan called for a change to alternative forms of traction and manufacturers were asked to produce trial or initial designs for evaluation. English Electric adapted an existing design based on an export model for a 1,000bhp diesel and 20 were built as a pilot scheme for assessment.
The first batch was built in 1957 and the diesels were assigned to work from Devon's Road depot, East London. The design was a success from the start and by 1962 a total of 127 had been built. Following assessment of all the Type 1 diesels, BRB placed a further order increasing the total to 228 by 1968 and the design became the BR standard for 1,000bhp diesel locomotives. With the introduction of TOPS the locomotives were designated Class 20 and renumbered 20001 to 20228. The locomotives were principally designed for freight work but also saw service on summer passenger trains where train heating was not required. The Class 20s worked over the Eastern, London Midland and Scottish regions as well as into Wales and were commonly associated with coal traffic. The only drawback the Class had was its single end cab, unlike modern designs that have a cab at each end. BR resolved this problem by regularly operating the Class 20s as pairs, nose to nose, and with the combined power of 2,000bhp they were able to haul the heavier block freight trains.
BR's decision to switch to Type 5 and in particular Class 60 diesels in the late 1980s started a gradual withdrawal of the fleet, with just 28 left by 1994. A tribute to the design is that after 45 years the Class is still in service with DRS on mainline duties following refurbishment, the resulting locomotives being designated Class 20/3s. At least 28 of the class are now preserved.
35-125ASF
Class 20/3 20310 'Gresty Bridge' DRS Blue With DCC Sound Fitted
'OO' Gauge
Released: 17/04/24
DCC Fitted
DCC Sound
Era 9
SOUNDS
F0 - Directional Lights - On / Off (plus Light Switch Sound)
F1 - On - Warm Engine Start / On (with F8 On) - Cold Engine Start
F2 - Brake
F3 - Single Horn (Speed Related)
F4 - Two Tone Horn (Speed Related)
F5 - On - Light Train Mode / Off - Heavy Train Mode
F6 - Engine Idle / Coasting
F7 - Speed Lock
F8 - Cold Start
F9 - Flange Squeal (Speed Related)
F10 - Guard's Whistle
F11 - Buffer Up
F12 - Coupling
F13 - Cab End High Intensity Light (If Fitted)
F14 - On - Night Mode Directional Lights / Off - Day Mode Directional lights (If Fitted)
F15 - Detonators
F16 - Priming Pump
F17 - Wagon Snatching & Buffering
F18 - On - Driver's Door Open / Off - Driver's Door Closed
F19 - Fade All Sounds
F20 - Nose End Directional Lights Off
F21 - Cab End Directional Lights Off
F22 - Cab Light On (Only when Stationary)
F23 - Windscreen Wipers
F24 - Compressor
F25 - Spirax Valves
F26 - Shunt Mode
F27 - Volume Down
F28 - Volume Up
Analogue Users: Please note that normal load running sounds and any other automatic or randomised sounds will also operate when this model is used on analogue control (DC) straight from the box!
35-125B
Class 20/3 20311 'Class 20 'Fifty'' DRS Blue
'OO' Gauge
Released: 17/04/24
DCC Ready (PluX22)
Era 9
CLASS 20/3 HISTORY
The British Railways Board's (BRB) 1955 modernisation plan called for a change to alternative forms of traction and manufacturers were asked to produce trial or initial designs for evaluation. English Electric adapted an existing design based on an export model for a 1,000bhp diesel and 20 were built as a pilot scheme for assessment.
The first batch was built in 1957 and the diesels were assigned to work from Devon's Road depot, East London. The design was a success from the start and by 1962 a total of 127 had been built. Following assessment of all the Type 1 diesels, BRB placed a further order increasing the total to 228 by 1968 and the design became the BR standard for 1,000bhp diesel locomotives. With the introduction of TOPS the locomotives were designated Class 20 and renumbered 20001 to 20228. The locomotives were principally designed for freight work but also saw service on summer passenger trains where train heating was not required. The Class 20s worked over the Eastern, London Midland and Scottish regions as well as into Wales and were commonly associated with coal traffic. The only drawback the Class had was its single end cab, unlike modern designs that have a cab at each end. BR resolved this problem by regularly operating the Class 20s as pairs, nose to nose, and with the combined power of 2,000bhp they were able to haul the heavier block freight trains.
BR's decision to switch to Type 5 and in particular Class 60 diesels in the late 1980s started a gradual withdrawal of the fleet, with just 28 left by 1994. A tribute to the design is that after 45 years the Class is still in service with DRS on mainline duties following refurbishment, the resulting locomotives being designated Class 20/3s. At least 28 of the class are now preserved.
35-125BSF
Class 20/3 20311 'Class 20 'Fifty'' DRS Blue With DCC Sound Fitted
'OO' Gauge
Released: 17/04/24
DCC Fitted
DCC Sound
Era 9
SOUNDS
F0 - Directional Lights - On / Off (plus Light Switch Sound)
F1 - On - Warm Engine Start / On (with F8 On) - Cold Engine Start
F2 - Brake
F3 - Single Horn (Speed Related)
F4 - Two Tone Horn (Speed Related)
F5 - On - Light Train Mode / Off - Heavy Train Mode
F6 - Engine Idle / Coasting
F7 - Speed Lock
F8 - Cold Start
F9 - Flange Squeal (Speed Related)
F10 - Guard's Whistle
F11 - Buffer Up
F12 - Coupling
F13 - Cab End High Intensity Light (If Fitted)
F14 - On - Night Mode Directional Lights / Off - Day Mode Directional lights (If Fitted)
F15 - Detonators
F16 - Priming Pump
F17 - Wagon Snatching & Buffering
F18 - On - Driver's Door Open / Off - Driver's Door Closed
F19 - Fade All Sounds
F20 - Nose End Directional Lights Off
F21 - Cab End Directional Lights Off
F22 - Cab Light On (Only when Stationary)
F23 - Windscreen Wipers
F24 - Compressor
F25 - Spirax Valves
F26 - Shunt Mode
F27 - Volume Down
F28 - Volume Up
Analogue Users: Please note that normal load running sounds and any other automatic or randomised sounds will also operate when this model is used on analogue control (DC) straight from the box!
39-059
BR Mk1 TSO Tourist Second Open WCRC Maroon
'OO' Gauge
Released: 17/04/24
Era 9
MODEL FEATURES:
Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
Era 9
Pristine West Coast Railway Company Maroon livery
Running No. 4973
Commonwealth Bogies
Accessory Pack
NEM Coupling Pockets
Close Coupling Mechanism
Length 270mm
39-083
BR Mk1 BSK Brake Second Corridor WCRC Maroon
'OO' Gauge
Released: 17/04/24
Era 9
MODEL FEATURES:
Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
Era 9
Pristine West Coast Railway Company Maroon livery
Running No. 99723
Commonwealth Bogies
Accessory Pack
NEM Coupling Pockets
Close Coupling Mechanism
Length 270mm
39-266
BR Mk1 RMB Restaurant Miniature Buffet WCRC Maroon
'OO' Gauge
Released: 17/04/24
Era 9
MODEL FEATURES:
Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
Era 9
Pristine West Coast Railway Company Maroon livery
Running No. 1860
Commonwealth Bogies
Accessory Pack
NEM Coupling Pockets
Close Coupling Mechanism
Length 270mm
R30224
LMS, Stanier 5MT 'Black 5', 4-6-0, 5200
'OO' Gauge
Released: 11/04/24
DCC Ready (21 Pin)
Era 3
The ‘Black 5s', were a mixed traffic locomotive, a ‘do-anything go-anywhere’ type, designed by Stanier and introduced in 1934. In their early days the locomotives were known as the ‘Black Staniers’ because of their black livery, but were later nicknamed ‘Black 5s'. Known for a truly staggering number of potential modifications, the Black 5 was the workhorse of the LMS and later BR from 1934 -1951.
R30287
United Glass Bottle Manufacturing Ltd, Pug, 0-4-0, No. 19 'Prince'
'OO' Gauge
Released: 04/04/24
Era 3
The diminutive Pug locomotive had its basis in the pre-grouping Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, with the locomotives being built in batches by their designer John Aspinall, his successor Henry Hoy and his successor George Hughes.
The locomotives were designed as shunters for the northern region. Their small wheels and wheelbase made them ideal to negotiate the tight trackwork that is often found around docks and such. When the grouping act came into effect the locomotives were given the somewhat taunting power classification of 0F, such was their size and the specificity of their use.
Locomotive 19 was built in the 1910 batch, the last such batch of the class built. After its career with the L&YR and then LMS the locomotive was sold to the Mowlem and Co civil engineering company and then to the United Glass Bottle Manufacturers.
There it was bestowed with the name Prince and an attractive marron livery. The locomotive is now preserved, with a fire lit under the boiler in February 2022 being the first since the early 1970s.
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