For the first time ever, we’ve reduced the price of our Rails of Sheffield Exclusive Dapol OO Gauge Class 88 electro-diesel locomotives — and for a limited time, they’re available at their lowest prices yet.
The Class 88 is one of the most distinctive modern locomotives on the UK network, combining electric and diesel capability in one machine and giving modern-image modellers something very different for contemporary freight and infrastructure workings. Our exclusive Dapol models capture these striking locomotives in OO Gauge, with a choice of specifications to suit different layouts and budgets.
Until now, these models have never been discounted, but we’ve decided to launch a special limited-time offer across the range. DCC Ready versions are now £169.50 (was £199.95), DCC Fitted versions are £209.50 (was £249.95), while most DCC Sound versions are now £279.50 (was £329.95). One low-stock sound model remains slightly higher at £299.50 due to limited remaining availability.
We’ve also included selected weathered versions in the promotion, with DCC Ready models at £189.50 and DCC Sound examples at £299.50.
With these models exclusive to Rails of Sheffield, stock limited across parts of the range, and this being the first time they’ve ever been offered at reduced prices, it’s a particularly good moment to secure one before the promotion ends.
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Product Features:
Finely moulded body with many separately fitted fine details
Authentic liveries
Printed nameplates with etched plates supplied separately - where appropriate
Sprung buffers
Heavy Diecast chassis and all wheel pick up and all-wheel drive
Smooth 5-pole motor with twin flywheels
Cast wheels with fine relief and appropriate colouring
NEM coupling pockets as standard
Latest Plux22 decoder socket
Comprehensive lighting package with white marker/headlights, red tail lights, Halo lights (DCC only), Cab lights
Lighting independently controllable in DCC and switchable in DC
Servo controlled pantograph (DCC only) (Pantograph posable in DC)
Factory DCC fitted options
Sound-fitted option using authentic sounds obtained with cooperation from DRS
Both electric and diesel sounds, switchable by function key
Prototype Information
The British Rail Class 88 is a type of mainline mixed traffic electro-diesel locomotive manufactured by Stadler Rail for Direct Rail Services (DRS) in the United Kingdom. The locomotive is part of the Stadler Euro Dual family.
It is the first dual-mode locomotive in the UK to use the 25 kV AC electrification. Amid the fulfillment of DRS' order for the Class 68, Stadler's team proposed the development of a dual-mode locomotive that could be alternatively powered by an onboard diesel engine or via electricity supplied from overhead lines (OHLE). Having been impressed by the concept, DRS opted to place an order for ten Class 88s during September 2013.
Having been developed alongside the Class 68, considerable similarities are shared between the two locomotives, amounting to roughly 70 percent of all components being shared. Primarily, the type has been used by DRS to haul freight using electric locomotives without the need to hire in electric traction from other operators. As with the Class 68, they are also capable of operating passenger trains. Even prior to the type entering service, it was decided that the first duty of DRS' Class 88 fleet would be the contracted services between Daventry and Mossend on behalf of the supermarket chain Tesco.