Description
Bachmann 31-741A – MR 1532 Class 1370 LMS Black
The Midland Class 1532, and other 0-4-4Ts that were collectively classified as 1Ps by the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS), formed the backbone of the LMS’s local and light passenger duties for decades, and now the OO scale model of this ornate prototype returns to the Bachmann Branchline range.
The LMS embarked on a programme to replace the 1P’s original round-top boilers with Belpaire boilers and No. 1370 is one such locomotive to have undergone this treatment. A miniature marvel, the Branchline model is packed with an impressive level of detail wherever you look. A significant proportion of the 1P is made from diecast metal, with fine engraving and detailing, which is complemented by precision moulded components capturing every aspect of the prototype in high fidelity. Sprung buffers are fitted to each bufferbeam, whilst in the cab, the locomotive controls are faithfully captured and decorated authentically.
A vast tooling suite caters for the many variations seen on the real locomotives throughout their careers, whilst the technical specification is equally impressive, employing a coreless motor and with a Next18 DCC Decoder socket, firebox lighting and pre-fitted speaker. The livery application is the icing on the cake and whilst the LMS black livery is far from complex, the paint application is deep and consistent upon which sits the vibrant numbers and lettering, replicated using advance printing techniques to capture every element of decoration.
- Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
- Era 3
- Pristine LMS Black Livery
- Running No. 1370
- Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket
- Length 142mm (over couplings)
DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL
- Belpaire Boiler
- Standard Side Tanks
- Welded Side Tanks and Bunker
- High Cab Front Windows
- Straight-Sided Bunker with 4-Bar Coal Rails
- Standard Lamp Irons
- Deeley 3’ Chimney
- Rivetted Smokebox
- Smokebox Door with MR/LMS Style Numberplate
- Low Smokebox Door Handrail
- Large Vacuum Exhauster
- Sandboxes Fitted Between Driving Wheels
- Running Plate Steps
BACHMANN BRANCHLINE MIDLAND CLASS 1532 (1P) SPECIFICATION
MECHANISM:
- Coreless motor
- Electrical pickup from all wheels
- Separate metal bearings fitted to each driving axle
- Diecast metal chassis block
- Diecast metal gearbox, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities
- Pivoting and sprung rear pony truck
- Optional wheelset supplied in the accessory pack with traction tyres fitted, to provide increased haulage capacity where required
- 5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing
- Detachable coupling pockets to NEM362 standards fitted at each end
- Designed to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater
DETAILING:
- Diecast metal running plate with integral side tank weights
- Precision moulded plastic boiler, side tanks and cab
- Separately applied details including lamp irons, push-pull gear*, condensing apparatus*, handrails, whistle, vacuum pipes and turned brass safety valves* (*where applicable)
- Highly detailed and decorated cab interior including separately fitted regulator, reverser, handbrake and valve wheels
- Running gear detailing includes springs, brakes and separately fitted brake gear, sandboxes and sandpipes
- Glazed cab spectacles
- Sprung metal buffers
- Each model supplied with an accessory pack including cab doors, additional bufferbeam pipework, cab steps and screwlink couplings
LIGHTING:
- Firebox Glow (on analogue) / Firebox Glow & Flicker on DCC
DCC:
- Next18 DCC decoder interface
LIVERY APPLICATION:
- Authentic liveries applied to all models
- Multiple paint applications employed on each model
- Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing incorporating authentic typefaces, logos and colours
