⚡️ EFE Rail OO Gauge SR CC1 'Booster' BARGAIN
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EFE Rail's newly tooled OO guage model of the SR CC1/ Class 70 'Booster' can now be yours at a special discounted price! We have reduced the model of CC1 in its original grey livery by 46% off the RRP, so this unique electric locomotive can be yours for less than £100.
Aside from this incredible bargain we have other variations of this classic Bulleid design available from £129.95 in SR green, BR green, BR black and BR blue. Explore the full range below.
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Product Features
Highly detailed model with separately fitted parts including handrails, horns, pipework, grilles, underframe details and more
Many accurate tooling variations covering the changes made to this locos throughout their lifespans including different cab windows, handrails, windscreen wipers, horns, route indicators, bogies, axleboxes, sandboxes, flash guards and vacuum pipes.
Digital & Sound Capability - 21-pin socket with factory fitted speaker in all models
5-pole skew wound twin shaft motor with twin flywheels - powering both bogies with all-axle drive and pickups
Heavy diecast chassis
Separate metal bearings fitted to each axle
Directional lighting (Forward direction only), cab lighting (switchable by magnetic wand or 2 functions on DCC) - authentic light colours and temperatures for each model specific to different eras
Posable metal pantograph
Metal sprung buffers
Full cab interior detail with seats, power handle, brake wheel and dials
NEM tension lock couplings
Prototype Information
The British Rail Class 70 was a class of three 3rd rail Co-Co electric locomotives. The initial two were built by the Southern Railway1940–41 and 1945. The third was built by British Railways in 1948.
Externally, it was clear that the cab design owed a lot to Southern's experience with the 2HAL multiple unit design. It has even been suggested that this was because the jigs for the welded cabs already existed and thus made for speedy and cheap construction.
The class soon proved their worth; the six traction motors providing 1,470 hp allowed them to handle 1,000-long-ton freight and 750-long-ton passenger trains with ease.To overcome the issue of becoming marooned between power supplies the locos were fitted with a motor-generator set (or Booster) with a large flywheel. Even while stationary, Class 70 produced a noticeable droning noise from the Booster and these were not sufficient to allow the locos to work off the power grid.
The class formed a "proof-of-concept" for booster-based electric locomotives. All three were withdrawn in the winter of 1968/1969 without receiving TOPS numbers, although 20001 received BR "Rail Blue" for its final years. None survived to preservation.