35-805Z Bachmann Class 31/1 Diesel 31 309 'Cricklewood' BR Blue

New release - pre-orders invited - expected 1st Quarter 2026. preauthkernow

Note: pre-production images shown, subject to alteration.

Features

• Era 8
• Pristine BR Blue (White Stripe) livery
• Running No. 31309
• Named ‘Cricklewood’
• Etched nameplate Included
• Equipped with a Plux22 DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder item No. 36-570B
• Length 228mm

DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL

• Original Body
• Gangway Doors Plated
• Glazed Headcode Panels – displaying ‘Dominos’
• Windscreen Washer Jets with Covers
• Modified Bufferbeam Cowling
• Original Windscreen
• Original Main Fan Grilles with Horizontal Fins
• English Electric Engine Exhaust Ports
• English Electric Engine Block Detail
• Plated Boiler Port
• Plated Water Filler Hatch
• Plated Bodyside Steps
• Battery Boxes with Additional Safety Clips

BACHMANN BRANCHLINE CLASS 30/31 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 including three-piece, body-mounted snow ploughs

LIGHTING:

• Directional lighting, including illuminated headcode panels 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*
• Single or twin red taillights (*when used on DCC)
• Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application

DCC:

• Plux22 DCC decoder interface
• Bach-Up Stay Alive System providing uninterrupted power to prevent stalling, light flicker and sound cut-outs (operates on DCC only)

SOUND:

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

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