Bachmann 35-337SF OO Gauge Class 37/4 37423 'Sir Murray Morrison' BR Railfreight Metals Sector DCC Sound Fitted

Bachmann 35-337SF OO Gauge Class 37/4 37423 'Sir Murray Morrison' BR Railfreight Metals Sector DCC Sound Fitted

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

Product Code: 35337SF

Manufacturer Number: 35-337SF
Condition: New
Category: Model Railways, Locomotives, Diesel Locomotives
Brand: Bachmann
Range: Bachmann Autumn 2022
Loco Class: Class 37
Era: Era 8: British Rail Sectorisation 1986 - 1995
Livery: BR Railfreight
Scale: 1:76
Gauge: OO
DCC Type: DCC Sound Fitted
DCC Pin: Plux 22

£293.21 £269.99

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The British Rail 1955 Modernisation Plan paved the way for the large-scale replacement of steam traction with diesel locomotives, and one of the most successful diesel locomotive designs to result from this was the English Electric Type 3. These 1,700hp Types 3 diesel-electric locomotives were built at English Electric#s Vulcan Foundry and by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns between 1960 and 1965, with 309 examples produced in total. When TOPS was implemented the type was designated Class 37.

The class proved popular with railwaymen and so in 1985, a major refurbishment programme for the Class 37 locomotives was sanctioned to extend the working lives of 135 locomotives. Features of the refurbishment involved plating over the four-character head codes and sealing off the nose end communication doors. Dedicated freight locomotives received lower gearing to increase the tractive effort, and some were fitted with extra ballast or even more powerful engines. A new subclass was created for locomotives refurbished with Electric Train Heating (ETH) equipment, allowing their use on passenger trains the whole year-round.

With the sectorisation of British Rail taking hold in the early-1980s, the locomotives returned to traffic following refurbishment in a wide and diverse range of liveries. Passenger machines appeared in BR Blue Large Logo, InterCity and Regional Railways schemes to name just three, whilst freight engines received numerous varieties of Railfreight livery, Transrail, Mainline and Loadhaul. The Class continued to be widely used into the Privatisation-era, with examples operating for the likes of EWS, DRS, West Coast Railways and Colas, whilst others have received 'retro' heritage repaints.

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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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39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

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sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.com

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