The Pink Train – ULTIMATE Wessex Trains Class 31 & Mk.2F Train Pack

Pretty in pink – the complete train, complete with control, in one ULTIMATE bundle!

Recreate one of the most distinctive and memorable passenger trains of the privatisation era with The Pink Train ULTIMATE Bundle, featuring two Class 31 locomotives, four Mk.2F coaches AND an NCE Power Cab DCC system.

Created exclusively from TMC's Bachmann commissions, this incredible bundle brings together 31601 ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’ in its unmistakable Wessex Trains pink livery with Fragonset-liveried 31452 ‘Minotaur’, allowing you to recreate the spectacular top-and-tail Class 31 operation that became such a familiar sight on Wessex Trains services during the mid-2000s.

And with an NCE Power Cab included, you've got the complete DCC control system to bring the whole formation to life.

A railway icon in pink

In 2004, Wessex Trains turned to Fragonset Railways to provide locomotive-hauled trains following a shortage of multiple units. Class 31s were used in top-and-tail formation with Mk.2 coaching stock, operating services including those between Bristol and Weymouth.

To promote the operation, 31601 and a rake of Mk.2F coaches received an extraordinary pink and silver Wessex Trains livery. It was impossible to miss and quickly became a favourite with railway photographers and enthusiasts.

Fragonset's 31452 ‘Minotaur’ was among the locomotives used alongside 31601, with the pair documented working together in top-and-tail formation.

Now you can recreate the whole train – and control it – with one complete bundle.

The Pink Train ULTIMATE Bundle includes:

• 35-825YSFX – Class 31/4 No. 31452 ‘Minotaur’ – Fragonset Sound Fitted Deluxe

• 35-825ZSFX – Class 31/6 No. 31601 ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’ – Wessex Trains Pink Sound Fitted Deluxe

• 39-684XDC – Mk.2F Tourist Second Open (TSO) No. 6117 – Wessex Trains DCC Fitted

• 39-684YDC – Mk.2F Tourist Second Open (TSO) No. 6122 – Wessex Trains DCC Fitted

• 39-684ZDC – Mk.2F Tourist Second Open (TSO) No. 6173 – Wessex Trains DCC Fitted

• 39-706ZDC – Mk.2F Brake Second Open (BSO) No. 9525 – Wessex Trains DCC Fitted

• NCE Power Cab DCC Starter System – giving you the control you need to operate the complete sound-fitted formation

The ULTIMATE package

With a Class 31 at either end and the complete set of four matching Wessex Trains coaches between them, The Pink Train gives you a ready-made, prototypical formation straight from the box.

But the ULTIMATE Bundle goes one step further.

We've also included an NCE Power Cab, giving you a complete DCC control system that's perfectly suited to getting the most from the two Sound Fitted Deluxe Class 31s and DCC-fitted coaches.

That means you're not just buying the train – you're getting the train and the DCC system to control it in one exceptional package.

The striking pink coaches feature carefully researched colours, logos, fonts and detailing, while Bachmann's latest-generation Class 31 models provide exceptional levels of detail, sound and performance.

Whether you're recreating the Heart of Wessex operation, modelling the colourful railway scene of the 2000s, or simply want a train that is guaranteed to become the centrepiece of your layout, this is a formation like no other.

Two Sound Fitted Deluxe Class 31s. Four DCC-fitted Mk.2Fs. One NCE Power Cab. One ULTIMATE bundle.

Be bold. Be different. Go pink.