KMRC announce Exclusive Bachmann 00 Gauge Class 37/0 37 196 ‘Tre Pol and Pen” in BR Railfrieght Grey livery.

Contributed by: Graham Muspratt

2 Jun 2023 00:00am

We announce an Exclusive Bachmann 00 Gauge Class 37/0 as 37 196 ‘Tre Pol and Pen” in BR Railfreight grey livery.

The English Electric Type three, later Class 37 locomotive was built at the English Electric Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns Works and entered service as D6896 in April 1964. Under the TOPS numbering system, it was renumbered as 37 196 in April 1974.

On 11th February 1985, 37 196 was transferred to Laira and was subsequently named Tre Pol and Pen’ at Truro on 16th July 1985 by the Chairman of Cornwall County Council.
37 196 was the first Class 37 to be painted into the new Railfreight Grey livery, which had first been applied to the new Class 58 locos. The naming ceremony was one of a number which were carried out in 1985 as part of the GW150 Celebrations and the loco carried a small plaque to commemorate this.

The name comes from an old Cornish rhyme: “By Tre, Pol and Pen, Shall ye know all Cornishmen”. The words mean homestead, pool and hill and are used to describe people from or places in Cornwall.
 
37 196 carried the name and, in the condition as depicted by this KMRC Exclusive model, until 2nd May 1987 and was transferred to Cardiff on 5TH July 1987.
37 196 was withdrawn from service on 24th February 2009.

The Kernow Model Rail Centre Exclusive highly detailed model in 00 Gauge is being produced for KMRC by Bachmann. The model is the all-new Bachmann class 37 tooling with diecast chassis block housing a five pole, twin shaft motor with two flywheels providing drive to all axles. Rotating radiator fans are driven by an independent motor and gearbox (SOUND FITTED DELUXE version), operated via a DCC function. The body includes many separately applied metal detail parts, such as: grab handles, windscreen wipers, etched fan grilles and sprung metal buffers. The Dual Fitted speaker system returns, offering authentic sound reproduction and this is pre-fitted to every model, whilst the Class 37 features a new ‘Yard Light’ mode, allowing red taillights and/or marker lights to be displayed at both ends of the locomotive when operating on DCC. Using the model on DCC also provides cab lighting and engine room lights at the push of a button, whilst analogue operation sees marker lights, tail lights and headlights – where applicable – all illuminate as desired. Each model is supplied with a full set of decorated, model-specific bufferbeam pipework and accessory parts.

The KMRC Exclusive model features the following specific detail variations:
BR Railfreight Grey livery, central headcode panels – plated and fitted with sealed beam marker lights, nose headboard clips and corner handrails, bufferbeam valance removed, coupling bash plate, oval buffers, original windscreen, Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns Cantrail Grilles (with additional upright strengthening bars), welded boiler roof, plated boiler port and safety valves, sealed water filler door, fabricated bogies, original Speedo drive and mileage counter, twin fuel tanks with ex water tank gauges plated over.

 
The KMRC Exclusive class 37 is available in three formats, with standard DCC Ready versions, £249.95 with a Plux22 DCC decoder (The recommended decoder is Bachmann item No. 36-570). SOUND FITTED models, £349.95, are pre-fitted with a Zimo MS450P22 DCC Decoder, whilst the SOUND FITTED DELUXE format, £379.95, feature the new motorised fan system. In addition, the SOUND FITTED DELUXE specification includes windscreen glazing that has been treated with a specialist technique to replicate the tinting seen on the prototype.

The versions available now are as below:

35-305Z Bachmann Class 37/0 Diesel 37 196 Tre Pol Pen in BR Railfreight Grey livery. DCC Ready.

35-305ZASF Bachmann Class 37/0 Diesel 37 196 Tre Pol Pen in BR Railfreight Grey livery. DCC SOUND FITTED.

35-305ZSFX Bachmann Class 37/0 Diesel 37 196 Tre Pol Pen in BR Railfreight Grey livery. DCC SOUND FITTED DELUX.

Chris Trerise, Managing Director, said: “With 37 196 named after the Cornish rhyme, being able to utilise the all-new tooling high specification Bachmann model for this very appropriate KMRC Exclusive was to good an opportunity to miss.”


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