Accurascale ACC3198 OO Gauge BR Class 08/9 08994 BR Railfreight Grey

Name: Cheltenham Model Centre
Telephone: +44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644

Product Code: ACC3198

Manufacturer Number: ACC3198
Condition: New
Category: Model Railways, Locomotives, Diesel Locomotives
Brand: Accurascale
Range: Accurascale 2025
Loco Class: Class 08 Shunter
Era: Era 8: British Rail Sectorisation 1986 - 1995
Livery: BR Railfreight
Scale: 1:76
Gauge: OO
DCC Type: DCC Ready
DCC Pin: 21 Pin

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Release Date: TBC

Est Price:

£159.99

You can secure this item at NO COST, with the the full balance payable before delivery or collection.

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English Electric's 1934 diesel-electric shunter No. 7079 for the LMS proved highly successful and led to further orders across all the 'Big Four' railways. Its lineage fed directly into British Railways# push, after 1948 nationalisation, to create a standardised large shunting locomotive. Drawing heavily on the LMS 350 hp design but incorporating improvements and flexibility for different engines and electrical equipment, the resulting BR standard 0-6-0 diesel-electric shunter - later known as the Class 08 - entered production in 1952 as No. 13000.

Between 1950 and 1962, 1,193 locomotives were built at several BR workshops, with multiple engine/electrical pairings and a higher-geared variant for the Southern Region that became the Class 09. The locomotives evolved through different liveries, safety markings and braking systems, and by the 1970s were allocated TOPS classifications: Class 08, 09 and 10. As yards declined in the 1980s-90s, the fleet shrank, though hundreds survived into privatisation.

Today, around 250 examples remain in service or preservation, with some still working for Freightliner and others being converted for modern green traction, proving the enduring flexibility of the original design.

- Die-cast metal chassis and underframe, with ABS plastic body and cab and separate metal/wire detailing components.
- Wheelbase of 46mm allows operation over minimum radius of 438mm (2nd radius set-track).
- Wheels profiled to RP25-110 standard, set into brass bearings, with 14.4mm back-to-back measurements, on 2mm axles.
- One piece cab unit, secured by easily accessible screw fixtures from beneath and fitted with posable (but not sprung) opening doors and sliding roof hatch (where applicable).
- Era and version specific tooling, covering differing cab types, doors, buffer beams, body equipment, cabinet door types, couplings, steps and lamp brackets.
- Removable upper engine compartment section, secured with magnets, to allow access to PCB for fitting of the 21-pin decoder.
- Fitted with high quality, large diameter coreless motor.
- All-wheel pickup.
- Helical gear box for maximum performance and extreme slow speed running.
- Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale maximum top speed of 25 mph (40.23 km/h), with a load of 1.1kg
- DCC ready, with PowerPack/Stay-Alive capacitor for uninterrupted power and improved running.
Designed around the LokSound 5 DCC/MM/SX/M4, 21MTC NEM660 ESU Decoder.
- Fitted with two 2-pin accessory sockets, to enable use of DCC auto-couplers (available separately).
- Fully directional fibre optic and LED lighting, with full range of light options for marker lights, high-intensity lights and flashing beacons.
- Separate cab lighting configurations.
- Supplied as DCC Sound Ready, permanently fitted with twin 'sugar cube' speakers, mounted centrally in the body.
- Full sound suite, with different engine type options.

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We have been in business for over 40 with the shop located in a few different places around the town in that time. We are now located at the Eastern end of Cheltenham High Street.

As well as stocking the latest plastic kit, diecast and model railway releases we have a big selection of slot cars and modelling tools.

We are able to carry out repairs on radio control cars & model railway locos, including DCC & DCC Sound fitting.

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Cheltenham Model Centre

39 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1DX
England

+44 (0)1242 523 117 or 234 644
sales@cheltenhammodelcentre.com

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