We are delighted to introduce our all-new Branchline model of Class 24/0 No. D5036 in BR Green livery with Small Yellow Panels as part of our Summer 2021 British Railway Announcements.
We’ve taken a fresh look at the classic Class 24/0 and designed this model from the rails up, developing new tooling to incorporate a wealth of detail coupled with an exquisite livery application. Features include working directional and cab lighting plus a pre-fitted speaker for easy DCC Sound fitting – or why not choose our SOUND FITTED version instead (item No. 32-415SF)
MODEL FEATURES:
Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
Era 5
Pristine BR Green (Small Yellow Panels) livery
Accessory Pack included fully decorated Bufferbeam Pipework
Supplied with a selection of Discs allowing you to choose the headcode arrangement that suits your needs
NEM Coupling Pockets
Sprung Buffers
Powerful 5 Pole Motor with Twin Flywheels
Detailed and Decorated Cab Interior
Interior Cab Lighting
Directional Lighting
Lighting can be controlled by chassis-mounted switches or via DCC
Speaker Fitted
Equipped with a 21 Pin DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder item No. 36-557
Length 210mm
CLASS 24/0 HISTORY
The widely travelled British Railways Class 24 diesel-electric locomotives, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, were built from 1958 to 1961. One hundred and fifty-one were built at BR’s Derby, Crewe and Darlington Works, the first twenty of them as part of the British Railways 1955 Modernisation Plan. This Class was used as the basis for the development of the Class 25 locomotives. Initial deliveries were for operation in the Crewe and Derby areas, but fifteen of the initial twenty were diverted for use on the Southern Region to cover for delays in the Kent Coast Electrification scheme.
As deliveries continued, allocations were made to both the London Midland Region and Eastern Region, and with the Class becoming familiar to crews and staff around London they were used on freight trains over the Metropolitan Widened Lines. Locos allocated to East Anglia for use on freight soon became redundant due to the rundown of services in that region, and these were, in turn, moved to Wales and Lancashire.
All Class 24s were powered by the reliable 6LDA28-A Sulzer engine which gave an output of 1,160bhp. Disc headcodes were fitted to all Class 24/0s along with large fuel tanks and water tanks for the steam heat boilers, although these were later removed in many cases. The first Class 24 was withdrawn in 1967 following fire damage but the last remained in service until 1980. Class 24/1 No. 24061 also survived until 1987 thanks to its transfer to Departmental use and was one of four Class 24s to be preserved.
The Bachmann Branchline range also includes both disc headcode and headcode box versions of the Class 24/1 locomotives.
The idea of Digitrains was conceived over the dinner table and grew very slowly as doubts calmed missionary zeal. We finally took the plunge in January 2005 and are fortunate to be dealers for some of the best and most user friendly DCC equipment available.