31-516A OO Gauge Class 158 2-Car DMU 158856 Central Trains

31-516A OO Gauge Class 158 2-Car DMU 158856 Central Trains

MODEL FEATURES:

Bachmann Branchline OO Scale

Era 9

Pristine Central Trains livery

Running No. 158856

Two-Car Unit comprising car Nos. 52856 & 57856

Destination blinds for Leicester

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

Length 610mm

MECHANISM:

EACH TWO-CAR UNIT COMPRISES TWO POWERED VEHICLES WITH THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:

Three pole motor with flywheel providing drive to the inner bogie

Twin axle drive

Separate metal bearings fitted to each driven axle

Trailing axles run in metal pinpoint bearings

Electrical pickup from all wheels

Diecast metal, multi-stage gearbox, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities

16.5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing

Working miniature BSI Couplings at the cab end

Conductive couplings with integral close coupling mechanism at the inner end

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

DETAILING:

Separately applied metal detail parts, including exhaust guards and interior luggage racks

Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring brake and suspension detail

Separately fitted underframe components

Each model is supplied with an accessory pack comprising exhaust pipes, frame extensions and coupling tool

LIGHTING:

Directional lighting, including illuminated destination panels, with Day/Night mode – selectable via the chassis-mounted switches or via a dedicated DCC function

Directional lights can be turned on/off at each end independently via the chassis-mounted switches or via separate DCC functions 

Passenger saloon lighting – switchable on/off via the chassis-mounted switches or via a dedicated DCC function

Cab lighting at the trailing end*

Door interlock lights* (*when used on DCC)

Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each lighting application

DCC:

Plux22 DCC decoder interface – one decoder required per unit

Easy-access DCC decoder socket located behind removable panel on underside of Car A

SOUND:

Two speakers fitted, one in each vehicle, for optimum sound reproduction – fitted to every model as standard

Zimo MX645P22 DCC Sound Decoder fitted to SOUND FITTED versions

Sound files produced specifically for the Bachmann Branchline Class 158 DMU using recordings from real units

SOUND FITTED models operate on DCC and Analogue control as supplied

LIVERY APPLICATION:

Authentic liveries applied to both vehicles including interior decoration

Multiple paint applications employed using BR and corporate specification colours

Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing using authentic typefaces, logos and colours