Dapol O Gauge 7D-009-004 BR W55023 Class 121 Pressed Steel Single Car DMU Plain Blue Livery
A finely detailed model of the Pressed Steel BR class 121 single car 'bubble car' diesel multiple unit trains built in 1960, with the last two still in service recently and 8 examples preserved.
This model is finished as car W55023 in the BR plain blue livery carried from the late 1960s until the early 1980s.
The Class 121 and 122 Bubble Cars form part of the first generation of DMUs produced by British Rail to operate on branch lines and secondary routes. The Class 121 where built by the Pressed Steel in 1960, 15 single power cars numbered W55020 to W55035 and ten trailer cars numbered W56280 to W56289 were manufactured. Until recently there were still two 121's in service and eight are preserved.
Features
Heavy Diecast Chassis for added weight and superior tractive effort.
Dual motorised power bogies with all wheel pickup.
DCC & DC sound fitted options available.
Lowered flooring to minimise the intrusion of the DCC Speaker etc inside the model.
Headcode and destination boxes with removable glazing permitting number to be mounted behind glazing.
Separate grab handles on passenger doors.
Separate etched grills for guards windows.
Guards' van area with separate lighting
Exquisite passenger compartment detailing.
High levels of detailing on the bogies and underframe of the locomotive.
2 buffer types.
Two sides with high or low passenger grab handles
Provision for 3 chassis types, with additional side steps, varying underframe detail and single cab design (trailer or 117)
Switches accessible either by easily removable roof from underneath the model.
Independently controllable cab, passenger compartment, guard compartment and directional lighting - easy access switched for controlling lights in DC Mode.
Multi speaker factory fitted sound system on board (optional)