🚆 47% OFF Dapol OO Gauge Class 73 Electrodiesels
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We have discounted a variety of Dapol's exquisite OO gauge Class 73 'Electrodiesel' locomotives to bargain prices! Save a whopping 47% off seven different variations only while stocks last.
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Product Features:
Highly detailed model with many separate parts including handrails, pipework, underframe relief, fans, etched metal side & roof grilles, horns and more
Digital & Sound capable - 21-pin socket
Coreless motor with twin brass flywheels, all-wheel drive & pickups
Independent directional & cab lighting
Sprung metal buffers
NEM tension lock couplings
Accessory pack with optional spares
Prototype Information
The Class 73s are highly unusual electro-diesel locomotives built between 1962 and 1967, that can operate either from an on-board 600hp diesel engine or from 650/ 750V DC third-rail. Until the introduction of the Class 88, the 73s were unique in their electro-diesel functionality following the withdrawal of the Class 74.
They produce significantly more power when on third-rail, so rarely leave the Southern regions - however, some are currently used on the Caledonian Sleeper service in Scotland. Later in life, some were converted to the 73/9 subclass which provided them with the AAR system for multiple working as well as new engines. Many are still in service to this day, whilst eight have been preserved.