The all-new Bachmann Branchline Class 20/0 broke cover in 2021, our first New Tooling project to be unveiled in the quarterly British Railway Announcements, and now we have more new models to share with you. This SOUND FITTEDmodel depicts No. 20173 ‘Wensleydale’, one of the Thornaby Class 20s that had its BR Blue livery enhanced with a white cab roof and red solebars. 

This latest generation Bo-Bo diesel locomotive from Bachmann Branchline brings the classic BR Class 20/0 right up to date, capturing the subtle lines of these distinctive locomotives. The high level of detail is brought to life by the intricate livery application, whilst the performance and features of this SOUND FITTED model offer the perfect complement to the model’s good looks.

• Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
• Era 8
• Pristine BR Blue (Red Solebar) livery
• Running No. 20173
• Named ‘Wensleydale’
• SOUND FITTED - Fitted with a Zimo MS450P22 DDC Sound Decoder – See below for the function list
• Length 190mm

DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL

·       Headcode Boxes

·       Small Cab Side Windows

·       One Piece Radiator Shutter

·       One Piece Bodyside Handrail (RHS)

·       Drilled Bogie Equalising Beams

·       Electrical Speedo Drive

·       Battery Box Clips Fitted

·       Two Sandboxes per Bogie

·       Round Oleo Buffers

·       Buffer Tube Lamp Brackets

·       Scottish-Style Bufferbeam

·       Chassis Inspection Light Socket

·       Nose-end Solebar Handles

·       Snowploughs (optional part supplied in the Accessory Pack)

BACHMANN BRANCHLINE CLASS 20 SPECIFICATION

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:

·       Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring full relief detail

·       Rotating radiator fan (un-motorised)

·       Separately applied metal detail parts, including handrails, grab handles, sand pipes 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, including headlights and high intensity headlights where applicable, switchable on/off at either end on DCC or Analogue control

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

DCC:

·       Plux22 DCC decoder interface 

SOUND:

·       Speaker installed in all models for optimum sound reproduction

·       Zimo MS450P22 DCC Sound Decoder fitted to SOUND FITTED versions

·       Sound files produced specifically for the Bachmann Branchline Class 20 using recordings from real locomotives

·       SOUND FITTED models operate on DCC and Analogue control as supplied. On Analogue, an authentic engine start up sequence and running sounds are produced when power is applied

LIVERY APPLICATION:

·       Authentic liveries applied to all models

·       Multiple paint applications employed on each model using BR and corporate specification colours

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

·       In addition, where applicable Etched Nameplates and Plaques are also provided

SOUNDS

F0 - Directional Lights - On / Off (plus Light Switch Sound)

F1 - On - Warm Engine Start / On (with F8 On) - Cold Engine Start