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Class 37 - DRS (heritage repaint) - 37218 - DCC Sound Fitted

SKU ACC2630-DCC
Original price $398.00 - Original price $398.00
Original price
$398.00
$398.00 - $398.00
Current price $398.00
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The highlight of the Direct Rail Services' annual open day in 2022 - the first such event since 2019 - was the official unveiling of 37218 in a 'heritage' livery backdating the centre headcode machine to its original DRS paint scheme with rectangular branding that it wore after departing Brush Traction, Loughborough in 2002. This was one of five Class 37/0s to be put through a major refurbishment in the early 2000s, which included extensive reworking to the nose ends with WIPAC light clusters, top headlight and DRS multiple working equipment as well as a full cab upgrade with new control desk and sound proofed partition to bring them up to an almost identical specification to the operator's Class 37/6 locos that featured heavily in our first production run. Although intially outshopped with plated headcode still extant this was removed on its repaint into the 'fade' scheme in 2014 and the Accurascale model will correctly feature the smoothed off nose, toughened windscreens and welded long range fuel tank of the real thing.

Common Features:

  • Highly detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2
  • Heavy die-cast metal chassis
  • Accurate tumbleholme, nose, cab roof and cantrail curves taken from 3D Laser scan and extensive surveys
  • Timeframe specific details, including but not limited to;
  • Bogies (Fabricated and three variations of Cast)
  • Fuel tanks (As built and with later smooth-sided long range fuel tank)
  • Early Class 37/0 features frost grille, boiler filler panel and access steps
  • Early Class 37/0 features illuminated split headcode displays with a selection of different four-character headcodes
  • Class 37/6 have operational WIPAC light clusters and top headlight and numerous different nose slides all including multiple working socket
  • Three styles of buffer: large round Oleo, oval and squared oval
  • Three styles of nose grilles: as built, refurbished ‘split’ and refurbished ‘single piece’
  • Boiler exhaust, and two styles of plated boiler panel
  • With or without bufferbeam skirts
  • With or without cab roof vents and bodyside windows
  • Nose and roof aerials and antennas (where applicable)
  • Three styles of windscreen: standard, centre toughened and all toughened
  • Three styles of cab interior: as built, refurbished and modern DRS locos
  • Four bufferbeam variations with different piping configurations
  • Door kickplates where applicable

Multiple body and nose slides to accurately represent almost every member of the class, including three variations of cantrail grille: early EE (for D6700-D6704), later EE and RSH

Four roof styles: Original double riveted, single riveted, welded and welded with antennas

Separately applied etched metal and high fidelity plastic detail parts, including grab handles, aerials, steps, wipers, nameplates, crests and more.

Etched metal door kickplates (where applicable), ‘frost’ grille (where applicable) & super fine etched metal roof grille

Scale width wire handrails

Turned brass roof-mounted horns on centre headcode examples

Full underbody tank detail with brackets and pipework

Bogies feature separate footsteps, etched footsteps, brake cylinders, speed recorder, end brake rigging and very fine brake chain

Brake blocks on trucks (bogies) in line with wheels (can be moved for EM/P4 gauges)

Numerous other locomotive-specific details yet to be revealed!

RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with fine scale ‘drop in’ EM (18.2mm gauge) and P4 (18.83mm gauge) wheels available separately

Accurate high-fidelity miniature snowploughs

Fully sprung metal buffers, extra-fine factory-installed pipework and screw couplings

Correct height mini-tension-lock couplers with NEM socket as well as a fully detailed bufferbeam

Every model includes PowerPack / Backup Power Capacitor Bank for up to ten seconds of power free running, flicker free lighting and continuous sound

  • High Performance traction, to include;
  • High-quality five-pole motor with two flywheels
  • Metal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running
  • Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 100 mph (160 km/h)
  • DCC ready with PowerPack Super-capacitor for uninterrupted power and super low speed running
  • All wheel drive and all wheel pickup

Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted [ESU LokSound 5]

Every model includes PowerPack / Backup Power Capacitor Bank for up to ten seconds of power free running, flicker free lighting and continuous sound

DCC Sound Versions include;

  • ESU LokSound V5 DCC Chip
  • Customised Dual-Speaker Technology with;
  • Large Accurathrash Bass Speaker
  • Smaller 'iphone' style cube for higher frequencies
  • DCC ready with PowerPack Super-capacitor for uninterrupted power and super low speed running

Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including: 

  • Directional lighting on DC and DCC
  • Fully functional Headlights per prototype
  • Engine Bay Lighting (with visible Prime Mover)
  • WIPAC light clusters where appropriate with day and night-time settings
  • Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console, auto off on movement
  • Switchable red tail lights

Customer Reviews

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M.H.

Fantastic loco

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Roddy A.
Class 37 - DRS (heritage repaint) - 37218

Another fantastic model from Accurascale.

With Accurascale's lifetime warranty, what is there not to like?

Highly recommended.

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Martin

Great detail as always from Accurascale

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Andrew H.
Beautiful Tractor

I must admit I placed my order with some trepidation having experienced derailment issues with a Class 37 from the 1st batch of releases. Accurascale gave me a full refund for that model and I moved on. Happily this new model ran smoothly right out of the box with no issues whatsoever. It’s a beautiful model, to my eyes at least, and the sound is outstanding. It’s a 5⭐️ model all the way and I’d highly recommend all tractor fans to add one to their collection. If there’s to be a 3rd and possibly a 4th batch or more I’d like to see Accurascale add a working fan. It would be nice too to have pre-assembled buffer beam detail like the 66 as the old school glueing the pipes into the too small holes is a real faff. In contrast it’s very simple and straightforward to fit cab figures.

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Graham H.
Perfection

This is my 5th Accurascale class 37 partially funded from Accurascale s loyalty point s system. This loco is superb like all the others .The attention to detail and the sound from the loco puts them at the top of the 37s available.Any of my 37s have pulled ALL of my 21 American 53' double stacked container well cars looking forward to my 3 class 60s and 2 class 66
Well done Accurascale
Many thanks

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Roger H.
Super loco

A great loco, looks and sounds really good, especially with some LLNW or flask wagons. Like on my other two Accurascale 37s, I’ve tweaked some of the functions and lighting brightness to suit my own preferences

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Jan

I love it!

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Jan K.
Fantastic loco!

Another great loco from Accurascale! Worked perfectly straight out of the box. Came with a lot of useful paperwork, instructions, history etc. Beautiful livery in dark blue with yellow ends. It’s an impressive addition to my model railway. Very well done, Accurascale!

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L.M.

Well finished and great runner

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Craig C.
Top Tractor

These really are one of the best ready to run locomotives on the market at the moment. The attention to the detail differences for each member of the class, and the fit and finish of the part's is next level. Cannot recommend highly enough.