• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale

• Era 7

• Weathered BR Green (Wasp Stripes) livery

• Running No. 08923

• Equipped with a Plux22 DCC Decoder Socket – recommended Decoder item No. 36-570B

• Length 122mm

DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL

• Box Profile Main Frames

• Concealed Bodyside Door Hinges

• Radiator Ladders Removed

• Steel Cab Door

• LMS Pattern Buffers

• Dual Brakes

• 4 Front Marker Lights (top light with square bottom housing, lower lights with rounded bottom housings)

• 4 Front Lamp Irons (top lamp iron of flat bar profile)

• 4 Rear Marker Lights (top and bottom left lights with square bottom housings, bottom middle and right lights with rounded bottom housings)

• 4 Rear Lamp Irons

• Standard Cab Panel (without Stiffening Ribs)

• Whistle

• Cab Roof Vent

• Equipment Boxes (RHS) with Raised Doors and Recessed Latches

• Air Compressor Cabinet (LHS)

BACHMANN BRANCHLINE CLASS 08/09 SPECIFICATION

MECHANISM:

• Five pole motor with flywheel providing drive to the rear axle

• Sprung centre axle to aid running over uneven track

• Electrical pickup from all wheels

• Separate metal bearings fitted to each axle

• Diecast metal chassis block incorporating the gearbox, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities

• 5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing

• Detachable coupling pockets to NEM362 standards fitted at both ends

• Auto-Release Couplings fitted at both ends – DCC operated, hands-free uncoupling with the press of a function button (SOUND FITTED DELUXE models only)

• Designed to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater

DETAILING:

• Precision moulded bodyshell and frames/running board with numerous separately fitted parts including ladders, footsteps, bonnet grilles and lamp irons

• Separately applied metal detail parts, including sand boxes and sand pipes, grab handles, windscreen wipers, light conduits and lifting points

• Authentic outside-framed running gear

• Frames constructed from multiple components, including separate springs and brake gear allowing full relief detailing

• Sprung metal buffers

• Cab interior detailing which includes the control desk, instruments & dials, equipment cabinets and handbrake, all with era-specific decoration

• Each model supplied with a full set of decorated, model-specific bufferbeam pipework and accessory parts including screw-link couplings (cosmetic)

LIGHTING:

• Fully operational front and rear lights with two, four or six lights dependent on the prototype being modelled

• Eight microswitches (easily accessed via the removable, clip-on roof panel) allowing user-configuration of the front and rear lights when operated on DCC or Analogue control

• Shunting lights (one red and one white light at each end) operated via a dedicated function on DCC, or using an easy access microswitch on Analogue control

• Cab light operated via a dedicated function on DCC, or using an easy access microswitch on Analogue control

• Front and rear lights can be turned on/off independently via two dedicated functions on DCC, or using two easy access microswitches on Analogue control

• Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application

DCC:

• Plux22 DCC decoder interface

• Easy-access DCC decoder socket via a removable roof panel – secured by clips for ensured fit and alignment

• Bach-Up Stay Alive System providing uninterrupted power to prevent stalling, light flicker and sound cut-outs (operates on DCC only)