This Bachmann Collectors Club Limited Edition model is launched to coincide with the 60th Anniversary of XP64, portraying the Class 47 locomotive that hauled the prototype train in 1964.
The XP64 train comprised a series of eight experimental coaches which showcased BR’s new corporate Blue & Grey colour scheme, hauled by a specially-liveried Class 47 No. D1733, which was built at Brush Falcon Works in Loughborough and was out-shopped in primer in April 1964, being despatched to Deby Works for painting into the new XP64 Experimental Blue Livery.
The official launch of XP64 took place in May 1964 with No. D1733 hauling a train of matching blue & grey coaches around the country to gauge public opinion of the new coaches and corporate livery. Whilst a Blue & Grey colour scheme was adopted for coaches, BR chose a darker shade of blue for locomotives and although the double arrow logo remained, the red background was dropped.
This new model takes advantage of recent developments to the Graham Farish Class 47 which include several technical advancements, with an upgraded specification which now boasts a Next18 DCC decoder interface, pre-fitted speaker, cab lighting (when used on DCC) and independent control of the directional lights at each end. With the Next18 interface and pre-fitted speaker, SOUND FITTED models can now be offered for the first time.
- Graham Farish N Scale
- Era 5
- Pristine XP64 Experimental Blue livery
- Running No. D1733
- Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket – recommend decoder item No. 36-567A
- Length 130mm
- Bachmann Collectors Club Limited Edition – 300 Certificated Pieces
DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL:
- Glazed Headcode Panels displaying Blinds 1X95 and 3T41
- Double Arm Windscreen Wipers
- Round Buffers
- Full Cab Roof Vents
- Original Three-Piece Radiator Grilles
- Ribbed Exhaust Panels
- Spanner Mk3 Boiler Port
- 1,200 Gallon Water Tanks
- Open Bogie-mounted Cab Steps