Common Features:
- Highly detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2
- Heavy die-cast metal chassis
- Accurate tumbleholme, nose, cab roof and cantrail curves taken from 3D Laser scan and extensive surveys
- Timeframe specific details, including but not limited to;
- Bogies (Fabricated and three variations of Cast)
- Fuel tanks (As built and with later smooth-sided long range fuel tank)
- Early Class 37/0 features frost grille, boiler filler panel and access steps
- Early Class 37/0 features illuminated split headcode displays with a selection of different four-character headcodes
- Class 37/6 have operational WIPAC light clusters and top headlight and numerous different nose slides all including multiple working socket
- Three styles of buffer: large round Oleo, oval and squared oval
- Three styles of nose grilles: as built, refurbished ‘split’ and refurbished ‘single piece’
- Boiler exhaust, and two styles of plated boiler panel
- With or without bufferbeam skirts
- With or without cab roof vents and bodyside windows
- Nose and roof aerials and antennas (where applicable)
- Three styles of windscreen: standard, centre toughened and all toughened
- Three styles of cab interior: as built, refurbished and modern DRS locos
- Four bufferbeam variations with different piping configurations
- Door kickplates where applicable
- Multiple body and nose slides to accurately represent almost every member of the class, including three variations of cantrail grille: early EE (for D6700-D6704), later EE and RSH
- Four roof styles: Original double riveted, single riveted, welded and welded with antennas
- Separately applied etched metal and high fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, aerials, steps, wipers, nameplates, crests and more.
- Etched metal door kickplates (where applicable), ‘frost’ grille (where applicable) & super fine etched metal roof grille
- Scale width wire handrails
- Turned brass roof-mounted horns on centre headcode examples
- Full underbody tank detail with brackets and pipework
- Bogies feature separate footsteps, etched footsteps, brake cylinders, speed recorder, end brake rigging and very fine brake chain
- Brake blocks on trucks (bogies) in line with wheels (can be moved for EM/P4 gauges)
- Numerous other locomotive-specific details yet to be revealed!
- RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with fine scale ‘drop in’ EM (18.2mm gauge) and P4 (18.83mm gauge) wheels available separately
- Accurate high-fidelity miniature snowploughs
- Fully sprung metal buffers, extra-fine factory-installed pipework and screw couplings
- Correct height mini-tension-lock couplers with NEM socket as well as a fully detailed bufferbeam
- Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted [ESU LokSound 5]
- Every model includes PowerPack / Backup Power Capacitor Bank for up to ten seconds of power free running, flicker free lighting and continuous sound
- DCC Sound Versions include:
- ESU LokSound V5 DCC Chip
- Customised Dual-Speaker Technology with;
- Large EM2 Style Bass Speaker
- Smaller 'iphone' style cube for higher frequencies
- High Performance traction, to include:
- High-quality five-pole motor with two flywheels
- Metal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running
- Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h)
- DCC ready with PowerPack Super-capacitor for uninterrupted power and super low speed running
- All wheel drive and all wheel pickup
- Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including:
- Directional lighting on DC and DCC
- Fully functional Headlights per prototype
- Engine Bay Lighting (with visible Prime Mover)
- WIPAC light clusters where appropriate with day and night-time settings
- Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console, auto off on movement
- Switchable red tail lights
- RP25-110 wheels OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to p4 and EM gauge
- Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)
37800 (ex-D6843/37143) Cassiopeia Europhoenix/Rail Operations Group
The star of run 4 and an Accurascale Exclusive for all time is 37800 in the Oxford blue variant of the Europhoenix and Rail Operations Group ‘PCB’ vinyls. This is the last survivor of three similarly finished locomotives with green 37608 and blue 37611 both being stripped of their wraps in 2025 for new makeovers. Happily the Class 37/7 is assured of a longer future in its striking livery as one of four examples dedicated to ROG duties along with 37501, 37510 and 37884. Of note, 37800 is one of two ROG Class 37s that has been modified with an extendable winch at the base of the nose ends to lift the weight of the tightlock coupling adaptor when fitted. This is not as necessary when the lighter Dellner coupler, as provided with the model, is installed. Of course, there is no generic tooling involved as Accurascale has created these special nose ends with their replacement LED tail lights and control socket, which those with an eagle eye will note are subtly different to 37884.
The story of 37800 is not dissimilar to the lucky escape of our other exclusive, DRS 37716, and both could have very easily been scrapped on site during their Spanish exile helping to build the AVE (Alta Velocidad España) high speed network from 2001 to 2011. Returned to the UK in August 2012 with 37703/714/716/718 and 37884, while the first four went to Direct Rail Services, the two centre headcode ‘Heavyweights’ had another brush with the cutters torch when they were purchased by EMR Kingsbury. They were saved the following August by Europhoenix and after repairs at Washwood Heath, HNRC Barrow Hill and UKRL Leicester, 37800 was released on test in the striking grey and red ‘phoenix’ scheme in June 2016. Unlike 37884 which was completed in 2015 and initially carried large Europhoenix lettering on the sides, 37800 was outshopped with silver Rail Operations Group branding, which was later changed to black. In January 2018 it was further embellished with Cassiopeia nameplates, continuing the constellation theme common to the owner’s fleet. November 2022 saw it became the first Type 3 to get the blue ‘PCB’ makeover that somehow managed to suit the cluttered bodysides despite being designed for the plain exterior of the previous Class 47 and 57 recipients. Nicknamed the ‘Grim Reaper’ due to its common task moving life-expired multiple units on their final journey to the scrapper, it is also commonly used on less ominous stock and locomotive transfers, particularly shuttling ROG’s own Class 93s around the network. More recently it has gained two and then a third ‘golden whistle’ award decals on the assistant’s cabside, which will also be faithfully replicated on the model.