Dapol N 2D-009-005 Chiltern Railways 121020 55020 Chiltern Blue Livery
The BR Class 121 is a type of diesel railcar built by the Pressed Steel Company at Cowley in 1960. In all sixteen single car driving vehicles (‘Bubble cars’, as they were nicknamed) and 10 trailer cars were built and entered service in 1960. Remarkably, two are still in service today and eight have survived into preservation. The Class 121 was initially designed for use on branch line duties in the Western Region of BR and over its long service life has seen many modified cations and changes during refurbishment, including the removal of the distinctive front exhausts and the plating over of the 4 digit roof level headcode indicator box in the 1970s.
The Dapol Class 121 model features:
• Finely detailed body with many extra fitted items
• All wheel drive and pick up
• Directional lights and head code lighting where applicable
• Light bar ready
• New releases will be fitted with NEXT-18 Decoder Socket incorporating independently controllable internal and external lighting (where fitted)
• Accessory bag with optional parts