As part of our Autumn 2021 British Railway Announcements we are delighted to present the stunning all-new Bachmann Branchline Class 47/0 No. D1565 in BR Two-Tone Green livery with Small Yellow Panels.
Designed from scratch this all-new model incorporates unrivalled levels of detail and technical features taking the Branchline Class 47 to new heights for British outline diesel locomotives. With high fidelity mouldings numerous separately fitted parts and countless tooling variations to capture the minutiae of the real locomotives throughout their lives - ensuring each model is faithful to its prototype our new 47 is brought to life with an exquisite livery application using true-to-prototype colours fonts and logos.
- Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
- Era 5
- Weathered BR Two-Tone Green (Small Yellow Panels) livery
- Equipped with a Plux22 DCC Decoder Socket recommended Decoder item No. 36-570
- Length 255mm
DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL
- Glazed Headcode Panels displaying Blinds 1E11 and 4N09
- Twin Bufferbeam Brackets denoting a Crewe-built Machine
- Twin Arm Windscreen Wipers
- Round Buffers
- Full Cab Roof Vents
- Original Three-Piece Radiator Grilles
- Ribbed Exhaust Panels
- Spanner Mk3 Boiler
- 1 250 Gallon Water Tanks with Water Chutes
- Open Bogie-mounted Cab Steps
- Stones Speedo Drive
BACHMANN BRANCHLINE CLASS 47 SPECIFICATION
MECHANISM:
- 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
- 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
- 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 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
- Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application