ACC3381 Accurascale Class 30 - BR Green - D5581

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D5581 BR green w/SYP
Outshopped from Brush™s Falcon Works, Loughborough, exactly two years after our other third run green machine D5503, ˜production™ headcode box-fitted D5581 wears the eternally popular British Railways green with small yellow panels livery. New to 32A Norwich Thorpe in January 1960, it moved to 32B Ipswich just over a year later and then to 30A Stratford 12 months after that, before settling at 31B March in June 1962. With competition from English Electric Type 3s the uprated 1,365hp Mirrlees-powered ˜Class 30s™ could still be found on express trains, but were more likely to be rostered on secondary passenger and freight services during this period. Following the major rationalisation of the East Anglian railway network it joined the exodus of motive power from the region, moving to 41A Tinsley in January 1966 via a stop off at the ˜Plant™ (Doncaster Works) to receive its EE 12SVT upgrade. It was renumbered 31163 in February 1974 when allocated to Leeds Holbeck before it became part of the second wave of Class 31s to migrate to the Western Region to replace withdrawn diesel hydraulics in 1976. After a long career it was eventually stored at Immingham in January 1999 and was sold to the Colne Valley Diesel Group for preservation. However before it moved to their home railway it was sold on to the Chinnor & Princes Risborough where it is still based and currently wears the attractive Derby RTC livery with the fictitious number 97205 as inspired by the real research department allocated Class 31 97204 which was scrapped in March 1997. Unfortunately it was involved in a collision in 2022 and it is still undergoing repair at Nemesis Rail, Burton-upon-Trent.

CLASS 31 Common Features

• Highly-detailed OO gauge model, 1:76.2 scale on 16.5mm track
• Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)
• Heavy Die-cast metal chassis
• One truck (bogie) styles with separate footsteps, brake cylinders, speed recorder and end brake rigging
• RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels
• Brake blocks on bogies in line with wheels
• Scale width wire handrails
• Etched metal/plastic detail parts, incl. grab handles, steps, wipers, etc.
• Etched metal roof grille
• Etched metal pre-painted nameplates, plaques and arrows (if applicable)
• Accurate high-fidelity miniature snowploughs, chassis fitted
• Full underbody battery box/air tank detail with pipework
• Extra cab front details for Network Rail locomotives
• Fully sprung buffers, multiple pipework variations and screw couplings
• Kinetic NEM coupler mounts at correct height with mini-tension-lock couplers

Deluxe Features

• All models feature a fully working, scale speed roof fan, that will run on DC and DCC. On DCC control, the fan speed is fully programmed to simulate accurate motion
• All models feature PowerPack supercapacitor Stay-Alive system for uninterrupted power and flicker free lighting and uninterruptible sound (works on DCC)

DCC Features

• DCC ready [21-Pin MTX Socket]
• Factory-Installed DCC Sound available with ESU LokSound V5 fitted with large EM2 style speaker and sugarcube style speaker, with large sound capsules for best possible sound (DCC Sound models only)
• Wheel flange squeal sensor on DCC sound fitted locomotives for automatic flange squeal on sound programme

High Performance traction features;

• High quality 5-pole motor with two large flywheels
• Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running
• Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 90 mph (145 km/h)
• Outer axles on bogies are driven (sprung dummy centre axle) and all wheel pickup

Fully detailed Lighting Pack features:

• Directional lighting, DC and DCC
• Lighting clusters with appropriate day and night-time settings
• Switchable Red and white marker lights (red can be switched individual lights or both on)
• Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, driver’s desk with auto/off on movement