Accurascale ACC2385 OO Gauge Class 50 50035 'Ark Royal' BR Blue

Accurascale ACC2385 OO Gauge Class 50 50035 'Ark Royal' BR Blue

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: ACC2385

Manufacturer Number: ACC2385
Condition: New
Category: Model Railways, Locomotives, Diesel Locomotives
Brand: Accurascale
Range: Accurascale 2025
Loco Class: Class 50
Era: Era 7: British Rail TOPS 1973 - 1985
Livery: BR Blue
Scale: 1:76
Gauge: OO
DCC Type: DCC Ready
DCC Pin: 21 Pin

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Release Date: TBC

Est Price:

£189.99

You can secure this item at NO COST, with the the full balance payable before delivery or collection.

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Illustrating the breadth of the Accurascale Class 50 tooling suite is 50035, one of three members of the fleet to gain plated headcode panels during 1977/8 with sealed beam marker lights along with Nos. 50003 and 50007, the latter at the No.1 end only. In January 1978 the ten-year old locomotive become the first of the newly-minted 'Warship' class to be honoured with nameplates following the easing of the ridiculous embargo on new namings. The Laira-allocated machine was dedicated Ark Royal after the Royal Navy's flagship by its captain at Plymouth station, the new plates forcing the BR double arrows to be moved from the centre of the bodyside to the secondman's cab side. The event also saw large replicas of the ship's crests fitted above the nameplates. 50035 ran in this condition for several years, which included joining Old Oak Common in June 1980, before being called to Doncaster Works, emerging from the #Plant# in March 1981 in large logo blue.

It later gained the black roof version of the livery before being repainted in the original Network SouthEast scheme in July 1986, although not before running several turns in undercoat grey. Its BR employment came to an end in August 1990 and it was sold to the Fifty Fund the following April, the first Class 50 to be preserved with the official handover being performed by NSE Director Chris Green at the Old Oak Common open day. It was restarted for the first time in preservation exactly two years after its retirement and now returned to large logo ran the debut train of its new career at the Severn Valley Railway in October 1996. It is now part of the 50 Alliance fleet, still based at the SVR, and wears classic 1970s BR blue.

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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Cheltenham Model Centre

39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

+44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644
sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.com

Accurascale ACC2385 OO Gauge Class 50 50035 'Ark Royal' BR Blue

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