Bachmann 35-415 Class 47/7 47711 ‘Greyfriars Bobby’ BR Blue Large Logo

Bachmann 35-415 Class 47/7 47711 ‘Greyfriars Bobby’ BR Blue Large Logo

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:

• Plated Headcode Panels
• Single Bufferbeam Bracket denoting a Brush-built Machine
• Cab-Front-mounted ETH Equipment
• Scottish Jumper Cables
• Single Arm Windscreen Wipers
• Round Scottish ‘Car’ Headlight
• Round Buffers
• Kickplate below Cab Door
• Full Cab Roof Vents
• Serck Radiator Grilles
• Ribbed Exhaust Panels
• Blanked Roof Boiler Port
• Early Extended Range Fuel Tanks
• Battery Box Cooling Pipes
• Plated Bogie-mounted Cab Steps
• Slow Speed Speedo Drive

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:

• Two quality speakers employed for optimum sound reproduction, fitted to every model as standard
• ESU Loksound V5DCC 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

Livery Application:

• 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