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18 Nov 2022 00:00am
We announce an Exclusive Bachmann 00 Gauge Class 159 3- Car DMU 159 016 in South Western Railway livery.
The British Rail Class 159 were first built by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL)'s Derby Litchurch Lane Works as Class 158. Before entering service with Network South East, in January 19893, the original 22 units were modified at Rosyth Dockyard becoming Class 159 to operate services from London Waterloo to Salisbury and Exeter St David’s. In 2007, eight further Class 159/1 units were created for South West Trains by rebuilding surplus Class 158 units displaced from TransPennine Express.
The units were refurbished several times by South West Trains that included changes livery, retrimming / replacing seats, internal painting, lighting and the fitment of passenger information systems and CCTV.
The units were initially introduced in Network South East livery followed by both South West Trains and the modified SWT express livery. In August 2017 the South Western franchise was taken over by First MTR and operated as South Western Railway and introduced the new blue and silver-grey livery as depicted by the KMRC Exclusive model.
The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive model in 00 Gauge is being produced for KMRC by Bachmann. The model features highly detailed bodyshells and underframes with many separate components depicting the engines, electrical equipment, and auxiliary gear. Working miniature BSI Couplings at the cab end and Each model is supplied with an accessory pack comprising exhaust pipes, frame extensions and coupling tool.
A low-level drive mechanism within each vehicle with a driving cab comprising of a three-pole motor with flywheel providing drive via a multi-stage gearbox to both axles on the inner bogies of each vehicle with a driving cab. Electrical pick up from all wheels and the conductive couplings ensure that the two powered vehicles work together in harmony and enable the use of a single Plux-22 decoder for DCC operation. A clip-off underframe panel enables simple decoder fitting and factory fitted speakers are included in each powered car.
Full functional lighting includes directional lighting, illuminated destination panels, with Day/Night mode that is selectable via the chassis-mounted switches or via a dedicated DCC function. The directional lights can be turned on/off at each end independently via the chassis-mounted switches or via separate DCC functions
The passenger saloon lighting is also switchable on/off via the chassis-mounted switches or via a dedicated DCC function. Cab lighting at the trailing end and door interlock lights are also operable when using DCC,
The versions either DCC ready (£459.95) and DCC SOUND FITTED (£559.95) available to order now and expected December 2022 / January 2023, are as below:
31-520Z Bachmann Class 159 3 Car DMU 159 016 South Western Railway DCC Ready
31-520Z Bachmann Class 159 3 Car DMU 159 016 South Western Railway DCC SOUND FITTED.
Chris Trerise, Managing Director, said: “Combining the latest generation Bachmann Class 159 model with the current distinctive South Western Railway livery of these units that operate into the South West was an obvious choice to be included as KMRC Exclusives range.”
Subject to alteration.
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