The 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. Along with an unprecedented array of lighting features, our Dual Fitted speaker system brings this SOUND FITTED DELUXE model to life and what’s more, it also features our award-winning motorised radiator fan and authentic tinted windscreen glazing!

 

 

DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL

Split Headcode Panels – Glazed displaying ‘Dominoes’

Round Scottish ‘Car’ Headlight

Bufferbeam Valance Removed

Oval Buffers

Original Windscreen

English Electric Cantrail Grilles

Rivetted Boiler Roof with Single Row of Rivets

Original Open Boiler Port and Safety Valves

Sealed Water Filler Door and Plated Access Steps

Fabricated Bogies

Original Speedo Drive

Mileage Counter

Original Water and Fuel Tanks

Water Filler Valve

 

BACHMANN BRANCHLINE CLASS 37 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

Rotating 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)

Tinted windscreen glazing (SOUND FITTED DELUXE models only)

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, including headlights and high intensity headlights where applicable, 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*

‘Yard Light’ mode*, red tail lights and/or marker lights displayed at both ends (*when used on DCC)

Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application

DCC:

Plux22 DCC decoder interface

SOUND:

Two quality speakers employed for optimum sound reproduction, fitted to every model as standard

Zimo MS450P22 DCC Sound Decoder fitted to SOUND FITTED and SOUND FITTED DELUXE versions

Four 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.

Sound files for each project produced specifically for the Bachmann Branchline Class 37 using recordings from real locomotives

SOUND 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

LIVERY APPLICATION:

Authentic liveries applied to all models

Multiple paint applications employed on each model using BR and corporate specification colours

Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing using authentic typefaces, logos and colours

In addition, where applicable Etched Nameplates and Plaques are also provided