Bachmann announce brand new Brush Type 4 Class 47 in 00.

Bachmann have today announced a brand new tooling version of the Brush Type 47 with tooling to allow to a wide range of sub class variations. Owing nothing to its predecessors, development of the new Bachmann Branchline Class 47 began several years ago and, using original drawings, diagrams, site visits and surveys of real locomotives, Bachmann has created a high specification model. Class 47 were often found on the Southern Region.

Specification includes:

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:
– Brush-built and Crewe-built locomotives portrayed
– Options for Original or Cut-Cab body style
– 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)
– Tinted windscreen glazing (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
– Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application
DCC:
– Plux22 DCC decoder interface
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
Detail Variants:
Countless variations are catered for to allow accurate models to be produced depending on the locomotive
being portrayed, options include:
– Headcode panel arrangements from as-built to current-day
– Radiator Grilles
– Roof exhaust cover
– Steam Heat Boiler Ports/blanks
– Cab roof vents
– Cab mounted aerial
– Windscreen Wipers
– Cab Door Kickplates
– Headlights, both Scottish ‘Car’ and High Intensity versions
– ETH Equipment
– Multi-operation jumper sockets
– TDM jumpers
– Class 47/7 multiple working jumpers and cooling pipes
– Fuel and Water Tank arrangements
– Water Tank fillers
– Buffers
– Bogie-mounted cab steps
– Speedo Drives

Every Class 47 offered will be produced in three formats, with standard versions ready for use on analogue control out of the box and with a Plux22 DCC decoder socket.

An  excellent video has been produced by Bachmann looking at the new models in lots of detail and can be seen here.

With production of the first batch of models complete, details of the locomotives that will be arriving with Bachmann retailers this Autumn will be unveiled in the Autumn 2021 British Railway Announcements tomorrow 4th August.