Plated Headcode Panel at No. 1 End and Sealed Beam Marker Lights at No. 2 End
Single Bufferbeam Bracket denoting a Brush-built Machine
Cab-Front-mounted ETH Equipment
Scottish Jumper Cables
Single Arm Windscreen Wipers
High Intensity Headlights
Round Buffers
Kickplate below Cab Door
Full Cab Roof Vents
Serck Radiator Grilles
Ribbed Exhaust Panels
Blanked Roof Boiler Port
Later Extended Range Fuel Tanks
Battery Box Cooling Pipes
Plated Bogie-mounted Cab Steps
Slow Speed Speedo Drive (fitted at the No. 2 End)
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:
Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring full relief detail
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)
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
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* (*when used on DCC)
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
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.
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