There's not long left to wait for Accurascale's newly tooled range of Class 60 diesel locomotives!
A total of 7 variations are to be produced, covering Railfreight, Transrail, EWS, LoadHaul, Mainline and GBRf liveries. We are excited to announce that we are also producing an exclusive model in partnership with Accurascale recreating 'Tees Steel Express' in the striking EWS/ British Steel blue colour scheme.
A full suite of decorated samples are available to browse here now and we currently expect these to arrive during Late Q2 2025. Accurascale have advised they will reveal new production samples and a DCC Sound demo video in April, so stay tuned for those too!
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Product Features
Highly detailed model with many separately fitted parts including handrails, etched metal grilles, full underframe relief, fans, footsteps, wipers and more
Heavy diecast metal chassis
Full underframe tank and compressor detail with brackets and pipework
Representation of mechanism behind the grilles
Metal sprung buffers
Accessory pack with optional snowploughs, buffer beam pipework and screw link couplings
Digital & Sound capability - 21-pin socket accessible via lift off roof section - Dual speakers prefitted on factory sound models
PowerPack capacitor included
Five pole motor with twin flywheels, all-wheel pick up and drive
Full lighting package with independent directional lights, switchable marker lights, day/night modes and cab lights with auto on/off on movement
Prototype Information
The Brush Class 60 was the last stand of the British designed and built diesel electric locomotive. From concept to delivery in little over 18 months the construction of this 100 strong class was nothing short of impressive.
Designed as a heavy freight locomotive rather than a mixed traffic type, they soon went to work on a variety of trains for the Coal, Petroleum, Aggregate and Metals sectors. All 100 locomotives passed through the shadow franchises before coming under the ownership of EWS in 1996. Reliable, efficient and powerful, they made a name for themselves hauling the heaviest of trains across the country.
Following a low point with many stored with high engine hours, there is a resurgence happening with the likes of DCR and GBRF who are utilising their fleets of class 60โs for what they were built for.
ABOUT OUR EXCLUSIVE - 'TEES STEEL EXPRESS'
Whilst under the ownership of EWS, 60033 was one of two locomotives selected to receive the special British Steel light blue colour scheme in Summer 1997 and gained the name 'Tees Steel Express'.
The livery was intended to promote the ailing steel industry in the North East but the locomotive could be seen in use across the entirety of the network.
'Tees Steel Express' retained this eye catching livery until December 2000, when it was repainted into a much simpler Corus silver colour scheme, following the merger of British Steel with Corus.