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)
With an overhaul and repaint sponsored by the newly formed Trainload Freight West, later known as Transrail, Motherwell’s 37403 was catapulted to celebrity status in February 1994 after being backdated to its original British Railways green livery. The makeover was undertaken to mark the centenary of the completion of the West Highland line between Glasgow Queen St and Fort William, the operator being responsible for providing Class 37s for freight, infrastructure, passenger and sleeper services on the 122-mile route.
Outshopped by BRML Springburn, its impressively authentic new look included its original D6607 numbers, with only small nose end repeaters stating 403, as well as cast red Eastfield depot plaques above its similarly-backed nameplates. The latter also showcased a new name for this locomotive, Ben Cruachan, swapped over from 37404. This was its third name in just seven years, having originally been dedicated Isle of Mull in January 1986 and Glendarroch in November 1988.
The penultimate English Electric Type 3 delivered, it was released from Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows, in October 1965, joining Swansea Landore’s (87E) fleet. Given the new TOPS number 37307 in March 1974, it became the youngest of the 31 Class 37/4s after being ‘refurbished’ at Crewe Works with ETH (electric train heat) equipment for ScotRail operations in June 1985.
After more than a decade north of the border and now owned by English Welsh & Scottish Railway, it moved to Toton between November 1997 and November 1998 before spending the next 14 months back at Motherwell. Throughout this period it was common in passenger service on both the Cardiff-Bristol-Weymouth and North Wales Coast diagrams as well as the ScotRail sleepers. Re-allocated to the Nottinghamshire depot in January 2000 it featured prominently on the Rhymney line loco-hauled before it was stopped at the end of March the same year.
Seven years later 37403 was acquired from store at Margam by the Scottish Railway Preservation Group (SRPS) and it moved to the Bo’ness & Kinniel Railway with 37413 in November 2008. Following an eight-year restoration it returned to the main line in July 2016.