BNIB N Gauge Farish 371-172 Class 37/5 Refurbished 37669 West Coast Maroon Loco

371-172 Class 37/5 Refurbished 37669 WCRC Maroon Loco. Brand new item from our New Yorkshire model railway shop. Equipped with a 6 Pin DCC Decoder Socket. 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. 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. A new subclass was created for locomotives refurbished with Electric Train Heating (ETH) equipment, allowing their use on passenger trains the whole year-round.

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. This item is in the category "Collectables\Model Railways & Trains\Railways & Trains\Locomotives". The seller is "kjb-models" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom.

Gauge: N
Type: Diesel Locomotive
Brand: Graham Farish
Features: Light function, DCC ready
Control System: Analogue
Power Type: DC
Scale: N Gauge
MPN: 371-172
EAN: 803393060633
Control: Analogue
UPC: 803393060633