Kernow Model Railway Centre (KMRC) has commissioned a further pair of exclusive ‘OO’ gauge Class 37 diesels from Bachmann with a Cornish connection.
Utilising Bachmann’s new 'OO' gauge Class 37 tooling, these latest additions to KMRC’s range will be finished as 37207 William Cookworthy in BR blue with Cornish Railways emblems and 37196 Tre Pol and Pen in BR Railfreight grey.
37207 received its name and distinctive Cornish Railways embellishments in the 1980s and will be the second time that KMRC has produced a ‘OO’ gauge model of this locomotive. However, this time the model uses Bachmann’s latest tooling for the class and will feature the later orange cantrail safety stripe carried between early 1986 and mid-1987.
The BR blue colour scheme will also feature Cornish Railways branding on the cab fronts, while the red bodyside BR double arrows also feature the ‘Wizzy Lizzy’ lizard logo entwined.
KMRC’s second new Class 37, 37196, carries the name applied during the GW150 celebrations in 1985 and was the first Class 37 to carry the new BR Railfreight grey scheme. It appeared in this form until May 1987.
Both models will be available in Digital Command Control (DCC) ready, DCC sound-fitted and DCC sound-fitted deluxe forms. Each has a five-pole twin-shaft motor, twin flywheels, all-wheel drive, PluX22 DCC decoder socket, independently controlled directional lighting, cab lights and engine room illumination, while the sound-fitted deluxe models additionally feature tinted glazing and separately motored roof fan.
Amongst the era specific detailing, 37207 features plated headcode panels with sealed beam marker lights, round Oleo buffers, English Electric cantrail grilles, frost grilles (an optional part in the accessory pack), welded boiler roof, blanked boiler port, plated safety valves and cast bogies, while 37196 also features plated headcode panels with sealed beam marker lights, together with oval buffers, Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns cantrail grilles (with additional upright strengthening bars), welded boiler roof, plated boiler port and safety valves and fabricated bogies.
Prices are set at £249.95 DCC ready, £349.95 DCC sound-fitted and £379.95 DCC sound-fitted deluxe.
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