{"product_id":"accurascale-acc3381-dcc-class-30-d5581-br-green-diesel-locomotive-dcc-sound","title":"ACC3381-DCC Class 30 D5581 BR Green (with Small Yellow Panels) Diesel Locomotive - DCC Sound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpected Delivery Q1 2027 (Subject to Change at Manufacturer's Discretion).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutshopped from Brush’s Falcon Works, Loughborough, exactly two years after our other third run green machine D5503, ‘production’ headcode box-fitted D5581 wears the eternally popular British Railways green with small yellow panels livery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to 32A Norwich Thorpe in January 1960, it moved to 32B Ipswich just over a year later and then to 30A Stratford 12 months after that, before settling at 31B March in June 1962.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith competition from English Electric Type 3s the uprated 1,365hp Mirrlees-powered ‘Class 30s’ could still be found on express trains, but were more likely to be rostered on secondary passenger and freight services during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the major rationalisation of the East Anglian railway network it joined the exodus of motive power from the region, moving to 41A Tinsley in January 1966 via a stop off at the ‘Plant’ (Doncaster Works) to receive its EE 12SVT upgrade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was renumbered 31163 in February 1974 when allocated to Leeds Holbeck before it became part of the second wave of Class 31s to migrate to the Western Region to replace withdrawn diesel hydraulics in 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a long career it was eventually stored at Immingham in January 1999 and was sold to the Colne Valley Diesel Group for preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever before it moved to their home railway it was sold on to the Chinnor \u0026amp; Princes Risborough where it is still based and currently wears the attractive Derby RTC livery with the fictitious number 97205 as inspired by the real research department allocated Class 31 97204 which was scrapped in March 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately it was involved in a collision in 2022 and it is still undergoing repair at Nemesis Rail, Burton-upon-Trent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighly-detailed OO gauge model, 1:76.2 scale on 16.5mm track\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy Die-cast metal chassis\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate footsteps, brake cylinders, speed recorder and end brake rigging\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrake blocks on bogies in line with wheels\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale width wire handrails\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtched metal\/plastic detail parts, incl. grab handles, steps, wipers, etc.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtched metal roof grille\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtched metal pre-painted nameplates, plaques and arrows (if applicable)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurate high-fidelity miniature snowploughs, chassis fitted\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull underbody battery box\/air tank detail with pipework\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully sprung buffers, multiple pipework variations and screw couplings\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKinetic NEM coupler mounts at correct height with mini-tension-lock couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Accurascale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487582855552,"sku":"ACC-ACC3381-DCC","price":284.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/class3114.jpg?v=1772192057","url":"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/products\/accurascale-acc3381-dcc-class-30-d5581-br-green-diesel-locomotive-dcc-sound","provider":"Rails of Sheffield","version":"1.0","type":"link"}