RAILS ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 21

For Day 21 of our Advent Calendar, we've got another EXCLUSIVE deal for you!

This gorgeous model of the Class 47 in N Gauge from Graham Farish is only available here at Rails. The model is complete in this GWR heritage colour scheme - painted up for the 150th anniversary of the original company.

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Class 47 47628 'Sir Daniel Gooch' GWR 150th Anniversary Livery Diesel Locomotive

£139.50 £179.95

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Class 47 47628 'Sir Daniel Gooch' GWR 150th Anniversary Livery Diesel Locomotive - DCC Sound

£229.50 £279.95

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THIS MODEL FEATURES

Highly detailed model with separately fitted parts including handrails, aerials, lamp irons, underframe relief, etched grilles and much more
Accurate tooling variations depending on era/ subtype
Coreless, twin shaft motor with two flywheels providing drive to both bogies
All axle drive
Electrical pickup from eight wheels
Diecast metal chassis block
Gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities
9mm (N gauge) wheels to NEM310 standards with authentic profile and detailing
Bogie-mounted coupling pockets to NEM355 standards at each end
Designed to operate on curves of second radius (263.5mm) or greater
Directional lighting, switchable on/off at either end on DCC or Analogue control
Cab lighting, switchable on/off (when used on DCC only)
Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application
Next18 DCC decoder interface
Speaker installed in all models for optimum sound reproduction
ESU Loksound V5DCC Sound Decoder fitted to SOUND FITTED versions
Sound files produced specifically for the Graham Farish Class 47 using recordings from real locomotives

📸 Derek Hoskins

ABOUT THE CLASS 47

Towards the end of the 1950s, British Railways began planning a new fleet of diesel locomotives and after investigating several prototypes, BR decided to place an order with Brush Engineering for 20 locomotives during February 1961. The resulting design became the iconic Brush Type 4 Diesel locomotive, a practical, versatile design with a very distinctive cab. Powered with a Sulzer engine and initially rated at 2,750hp, the locomotive could achieve a top speed of 75mph with a tractive effort of 55,000lb. Building commenced in January 1962 and the first locomotive No. D1500 appeared in late September of the same year with test runs on the London Midland Region and Western Region. The design was a success and BR went on to order a total of 512 with continuous production through to early 1967, forming the largest single class of main-line diesel locomotives in the UK.