BACHMANN BRANCHLINE – ALL-NEW OO SCALE CLASS 47 SPECIFICATION
The all-new Bachmann Branchline OO Scale Class 47 Diesel Locomotive features an unprecedented level of detail and technical features, details of which are as follows:
Mechanism:
- Five pole, twin shaft motor with two flywheels providing drive to both bogies
- All axle drive
- Electrical pickup from all wheels
- Separate metal bearings fitted to each axle
- Diecast metal chassis block and bogie towers
- Diecast metal gearboxes, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities
- 16.5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing
- Detachable coupling pockets to NEM362 standards fitted to each bogie
- Designed to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater
Detailing:
- Brush-built and Crewe-built locomotives portrayed
- Options for Original or Cut-Cab body style
- Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring full relief detail
- Separately applied metal detail parts, including grab handles, windscreen wipers and etched fan grilles
- Sprung metal buffers
- Each model supplied with a full set of decorated, model-specific bufferbeam pipework and accessory parts
- Authentic liveries applied to all models
- Multiple paint applications employed on each model using BR specification colours
- Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing using authentic typefaces, logos and colours
- Etched metal nameplates, symbols and plaques included where appropriate
Detail Variants:
Countless variations are catered for to allow accurate models to be produced depending on the locomotive being portrayed, options include:
- Headcode panel arrangements from as-built to current-day
- Radiator Grilles
- Roof exhaust cover
- Steam Heat Boiler Ports/blanks
- Cab roof vents
- Cab mounted aerial
- Windscreen Wipers
- Cab Door Kickplates
- Headlights, both Scottish ‘Car’ and High Intensity versions
- ETH Equipment
- Multi-operation jumper sockets
- TDM jumpers
- Class 47/7 multiple working jumpers and cooling pipes
- Fuel and Water Tank arrangements
- Water Tank fillers
- Buffers
- Bogie-mounted cab steps
- Speedo Drives
Lighting:
- Directional lighting, switchable on/off at either end on DCC or Analogue control
- Cab lighting, assigned to two DCC functions for separate switching of each
- Separately switched Engine Room lighting
- Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application
DCC:
- Plux22 DCC decoder interface
Sound Fitted:
- Two quality speakers employed for optimum sound reproduction, fitted to every model as standard
- ESU Loksound V5 DCC Sound Decoder fitted to SOUND FITTED and SOUND FITTED DELUXE versions
- Sound files produced specifically for the Bachmann Branchline Class 47 using recordings from real locomotives
- SOUND FITTED and SOUND FITTED DELUXE models operate on DCC and Analogue control as supplied. On Analogue, an authentic engine start up sequence, including the momentary dimming of all lights during engine start up, and running sounds are produced when power is applied
DCC Sound Fitted Delux models also feature
- Rotating radiator fans, driven by an independent motor and gearbox, operated via a DCC function, or randomised when operated as part of the sound project on DCC and Analogue control (SOUND FITTED DELUXE models only)
- Tinted windscreen glazing (SOUND FITTED DELUXE models only)