PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The Class 47 is one of the most mass produced locomotives of the BR Fleet. These locomotives were designed and built between 1962 and 1968 by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works. They were used all over the western region hauling passenger services and can still be seen running up and down the country with special services.
MECHANICAL
Powerful 5-pole, twin shaft motor with two brass flywheels providing drive to both bogies
Four axle drive with ‘floating’ middle axle for smooth riding qualities
Diecast metal chassis block
Precision gearboxes with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capability
OO gauge finescale wheels with painted wheel faces
Detachable coupling pockets to NEM362 standards at both ends
Designed to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater
DETAILING
Highly detailed bogies with superb relief detail and separate components
Exquisitely detailed underframe area with original water/fuel tanks, battery boxes or extended range fuel tanks and battery boxes
9 different cab end designs based on common variations, with the potential to mix-and-match cab versions to produce specific locomotives
Authentic ride height
Original or ‘cutaway’ bufferbeam assemblies
Body-mounted or bufferbeam-mounted ETH equipment
Single arm or pantograph windscreen wipers
Original fixed or Serck radiator shutter options for No1 end roof panels
7 options for No2 end boiler roof panel including all major Spanner/Stones/Clayton versions in original open design or plated over.
Glazed headcodes and two versions of plated headcode panel
Original cab or later ‘life extended’ style with cutaway bufferbeam cowling
Options for ScotRail and Rail express systems Class 47/7s
Highly detailed and decorated cab interiors with authentic angled frames visible in cabside windows
Authentic pipework detail visible in engine room windows
Separately applied metal detail parts, including handrails and etched fan grilles
Finely detailed three-piece miniature snowploughs which attach to the underside of the chassis for a more realistic appearance
Sprung finescale buffers
Beautifully decorated bufferbeam pipework/cables
More than 150 separate parts per model
LIGHTING FUNCTIONS
Directional headcode panel and tail lights
Separately switchable Cab interior lights (DCC mode)
Separately switchable Engine Room lights
Separately switchable tail lights (DCC mode)
Separately switchable HI Headlights (DCC mode)
Light engine mode
Parking mode with tail lights at both ends
Train mode with tail and/or marker lights off
Push-pull mode for ScotRail Class 47/7s
Authentic light colours for each model based on era and application
Authentic Class 47 lighting arrangements in DCC mode, supplied by DCC sound specialist Legomanbiffo, featuring different lighting functions for locomotives with/without HI headlights and unique light functions for using ScotRail Class 47/7s in push-pull mode with Mk2 DBSO coaches.
Cab light extinguishes automatically when locomotive starts moving (DCC mode)
DCC
MTC 21-pin DCC decoder interface (DCC Ready)
Factory fitted ESU LokSound V5 decoder (DCC Sound models)
Authentic Class 47 sound projects in DCC mode, supplied by DCC sound specialist Legomanbiffo, featuring different sounds for Class 47/0s or 47/3s and ETH-fitted Class 47s.
Up to 30 sound/light and control functions on models with factory fitted DCC/Sound
Playable braking function when locomotive is in motion (F5)
‘Heavy Load’ function for extra ‘thrash’
£249.95
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