R30172 RailRoad Strathclyde PTE, Class 101 DMU, 101695 - Era 8
Product Info
Constructed in Birmingham, the Class 101 DMU was one of the longest lasting DMUs to ever see service in the UK. 527 of the class would be built across many orders from BR between 1956 and 1960. The first units would enter BR service in 1956 in the BR green livery.
Class 101 units at the height of their use could be seen in all corners of the UK, at the onset of privatisation in the 1990s the units would appear in all manner of colourful liveries such as the Network South East colours and First North Western. Throughout their life, Class 101 units would occasionally appear as a three car sets where demand dictated.
Unit 101695 is made up of units 51226 and 51499. A long period of the locomotives post-BR life was spent in Scotland in the striking Strathclyde PTE livery. In 2023, the unit is preserved and in working order on the Mid Norfolk Railway having been repainted from the Strathclyde livery into its introductory colours of BR green.
What's Inside
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Tech Specs
- Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)
- 26.5
- Item Height - Without Packaging (cm)
- 5
- Item Width - Without Packaging (cm)
- 3.5
- Item Weight - Without Packaging (kg)
- 0.45
- Item Scale
- 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge
- DCC Status
- DCC Ready 8 pin socket
- Operator
- Strathclyde PTE
- Designer
- Metro-Cammell
- Wheel Configuration
- Bo-Bo
- Minimum Curve (mm)
- Radius 2
- Number of Parts
- 1
- Buffer Type
- Separate Plastic Buffers
- Coupling Type
- Fixed Tension Lock
WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months it contains small parts which can present a choking hazard and some components have functional sharp points and edges. Handle with care. Before giving the Toy to a child remove all packaging and any other component which is not part of the toy. Colour and contents may differ from those illustrated. Please retain these details and the address for future reference.