Following the announcement from EFE Rail back in September that they were to produce the D600 'Warship' in N Gauge, details of the liveries and pricing have now been revealed during the Bachmann 2024 Winter British Railway Announcements.
The full specifications for the model have been announced as follows:
MECHANISM:
•Coreless, twin shaft motor with two flywheels providing drive to both bogies
•Prototypical A1A-A1A drive mechanism with gearing to the outer wheelsets on both bogies
•Electrical pickup from all driven wheels
•Diecast metal chassis block
•Gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities
•9mm (N gauge) wheels to NEM310 standards with authentic spoked profile and detailing
•Removable coupling pockets to NEM355 standards fitted to each bogie
•Designed to operate on curves of second radius (263.5mm) or greater
DETAILING:
•High-fidelity, injecton-moulded bodyshells covering locomotives fitted with either Disc Headcodes or Headcode Boxes
•Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring full relief detail, including primary and secondary suspension, brakes and cab steps
•Separately applied underframe components including battery boxes and pipework
•Separately fitted metal handrails aside each cab door and on each nose
•Detailed cab interior
•Each model supplied with a full set of model-specific bufferbeam pipework and accessory parts, including a set of open and closed headcode discs where appropriate
LIGHTING:
•Directional lighting, with tail lights switchable on/off via a circuit board switch on Analogue control. On DCC, directional lights or tail lights only can be switched on/off independently via dedicated functions
•Cab lighting, switchable on/off via a circuit board switch on Analogue control, or via dedicated functions on DCC
•Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application
DCC:
•Next18 DCC decoder interface
SOUND:
•Space provided in the battery box moulding for a speaker to be fitted
LIVERY APPLICATION:
•Authentic liveries applied to all models
•Multiple paint applications employed on each model using BR specification colours. Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing utilizing authentic typefaces, logos and colours
The numbers and liveries planned for release are as follows, with each having an RRP of £174.95 and an expected release date of November/December 2024
E84522
Class 41 'Warship' Headcode Box
D600 'Active' BR Blue
E84523
Class 41 'Warship' Disc Headcode
D601 'Ark Royal' BR Green (L/Crest)
E84524
Class 41 'Warship' Headcode Box
D602 'Bulldog' BR Blue (SYP)
E84525
Class 41 'Warship' Headcode Box
D602 'Bulldog' BR Green (SYP)
E84526
Class 41 'Warship' Disc Headcode
D601 'Ark Royal' BR Green (SYP)
E84527
Class 41 'Warship' Disc Headcode
D604 'Cossack' BR Green (L/Crest)
For full details on the D600s, visit the Bachmann Website and remember to check out the NGN YouTube channel for our exclusive talk with Bachmann's Richard Proudman about these brand new models: