In a special announcement before this weekends The International N Gauge Show (TINGS) Bachmann Europe have revealed all new tooling GWR 49XX 'Hall' Class and GWR 6959 'Modified Hall' Class locomotives, which can be pre ordered from Rails now!
Four versions announced as part of this range GWR 49XX 'Hall' 'Ragley Hall' & 'Kinlet Hall' along with GWR 'Modified Hall' 'Raveningham Hill' and 'Fountains Hall'. This new range reveal has been done in advance of Bachmann's next seasonal announcement, the new Winter range for 2025 expected in November.
Constructed from a multitude of high-fidelity parts and decorated with an exquisite paint finish, the new Graham Farish ‘Hall’ has an impressive technical specification to match. Employing a powerful coreless motor to drive the wheels through a diecast metal gearbox, electrical pickup comes from all driving and tender wheels and separate metal bearings are fitted to the driving wheel axles assuring smooth and reliable running. Analogue and DCC Sound versions to be available, all can be pre ordered below.
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Product Features
MECHANISM:
- Coreless motor
- Electrical pickup from all driving and tender wheels
- Separate metal bearings fitted to each driving wheel axle
- Metal bearings fitted to each tender wheel axle
- Diecast metal chassis block
- Diecast metal gearbox, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities
- 9mm (N gauge) wheels to NEM310 standards with authentic profile and detailing
- Traction tyres fitted to the rear driving wheels for assured haulage capabilities
- Valve gear of metal construction
- Discreet fixed locomotive to tender drawbar with integral electrical connections
- Coupling pocket to NEM355 standards fitted to the front bogie
- Removable coupling pocket to NEM355 standards fitted to the tender chassis
- Designed to operate on curves of second radius (263.5mm) or greater
DETAILING:
- High-precision, injection-moulded bodyshell and tender with separately fitted detail parts including smokebox door, dome, sand boxes, lower front lamp irons, steam pipes, whistle and reverser
- Diecast metal running plate
- Separately applied metal components including handrails, buffers and sand pipes
- Dome, filler cap, water scoop and vacuum pipe added to the tender as separate parts
- Tender fitted with metal coal-effect load
- Brake and spring detail on the chassis
- Detailed cab interior including boiler backhead controls and gauges, brake standard and water scoop standard
- Each model supplied with a set of accessory parts including dummy screwlink couplings and coupling hooks
DCC:
- Next18 DCC decoder interface located in the tender
SOUND:
- Speaker installed in the tender of all models for optimum sound reproduction
- Zimo MS590N18 DCC Sound Decoder pre-installed in SOUND FITTED versions
- Sound files produced specifically for the Graham Farish GWR Hall Class using recordings from real locomotives
- SOUND FITTED models operate on DCC and Analogue control as supplied
LIVERY APPLICATION:
- Authentic liveries applied to all models
- Multiple paint applications employed on each model using GWR and BR specification colours
- Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing process, employing authentic typefaces, logos and colours
- Named locomotives are supplied with pre-fitted, fully decorated nameplates
Prototype Information
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6959 or Modified Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotive. They were a development by Frederick Hawksworth of Charles Collett's earlier Hall Class named after English and Welsh country houses. he Modified Halls marked the most radical change to Swindon Works' practice since Churchward's time as chief mechanical engineer and was very far from a simple modification of the Hall design. 'Although in outward appearance it looked almost the same, nearly everything about it was new.' The Modified Hall class 'ran freely, steamed well and were popular with both footplate and maintenance staff. After the unambitious designs of Collett's final years, they restored Swindon's reputation.' Fourteen survived until the end of steam on the former GWR in 1965.