{"product_id":"pre-owned-class-90-90128-vrachtverbinding-br-sncb-electric-locomotive-dcc-fitted","title":"Pre-Owned 32-612K Class 90 90128 'Vrachtverbinding' BR SNCB Electric Locomotive","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/PRE_OWNED_deb9c3e3-4eba-441b-9472-3819dde489cb.jpg?v=1744705987\" width=\"201\" height=\"63\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/PRE_OWNED_deb9c3e3-4eba-441b-9472-3819dde489cb.jpg?v=1744705987\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePre-Owned Item, in as new condition.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTest Run.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe model features directional lighting (with day and night mode options) and cab lighting along with sprung buffers and an accessory pack which includes full buffer-beam pipework\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pantograph is sprung and poseable for analogue users and there are micro-switches on the roof to control the directional lights - these are located below one of the roof-mounted air boxes which simply unclips to provide access.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor DCC users, the Pantograph is fitted with a servo motor allowing DCC operation of the raising and lowering actions. To control the model on DCC, a decoder which can operate a servo motor must be used and the Bachmann E-Z Command Class 90 DCC Decoder (36-569) is the ideal decoder choice as this is pre-configured ready for use in the Class 90.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/buxVq9tBs0g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMODEL FEATURES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBachmann Branchline OO Scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEra 8\/9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePristine SNCB Blue \u0026amp; Yellow Livery \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccessory Pack Including ‘Vrachtverbinding’ Etched Nameplates \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNEM Coupling Pockets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSprung Buffers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterior Cab Lighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional Lighting with Day\/Night Mode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker Fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighly detailed Servo-Operated Metal Pantograph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDCC Sound Fitted\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength 250mm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e352 Certificated Pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. 90128 entered service in 1989 as No. 90028, out-shopped in InterCity Mainline livery and allocated to Willesden, from where it operated as a mixed traffic locomotive on the West Coast Main Line. As locomotives were concentrated into individual businesses, the loco became an asset of BR’s Railfreight Distribution (RfD) sector and subsequently acquired two-tone grey livery. As a dedicated freight locomotive, No. 90028 was de-rated from 110 to 75mph and renumbered in the 90\/1 sub-class as 90128 – the 90\/1s had their Electric Train Supply (ETS) isolated and push-pull equipment removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1992, during an exhibition promoting European rail freight, No. 90128 was one of four Railfreight Distribution Class 90s named 'FreightConnection'. The locos were painted into liveries: RfD International (90122), German DB (90129) and French SNCF (90130), with names in the appropriate language. The fourth, No. 90128, was the Belgian representative and was named ‘Vrachtverbinding’, being repainted in the blue and yellow livery of Belgian SNCB. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt privatisation in 1996, No. 90128 was one of twenty-five Class 90s acquired by EWS when the freight operating companies including Railfreight Distribution were sold into new ownership. Despite the change of owner, No. 90128 would retain its SNCB livery until 2003.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Class 90 fleet has experienced mixed fortunes since privatisation, but No. 90128 (subsequently renumbered back to 90028) has fared better than many, having its ETS and push-pull capability restored to enable its hire to passenger operators. It gained EWS livery by 2004, remaining in service and later repainted DB red, its European connections having come full circle when German operator DB bought EWS in 2007! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt now carries the name Sir William McAlpine and was retired from East Coast passenger operation in 2019, as a hire loco, when new Hitachi InterCity Express Trains were introduced.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bachmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52566194684288,"sku":"BAC-32-612K-PO","price":129.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0225\/2858\/9896\/files\/IMG_0563_d07881df-c52e-4ac1-9a2e-50ee66714328.jpg?v=1700496787","url":"https:\/\/railsofsheffield.com\/products\/pre-owned-class-90-90128-vrachtverbinding-br-sncb-electric-locomotive-dcc-fitted","provider":"Rails of Sheffield","version":"1.0","type":"link"}