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Brush Type Twos get the Bachmann Treatment From https://news.bachmann.co.uk/2024/02/brush-type-twos-get-the-bachmann-treatment/ Today Bachmann Europe Plc unveiled brand new models of the Brush Type Two – BR Class 30 and Class 31 – Diesel Locomotives in OO scale for its Bachmann Branchline range. Launched ahead of the company’s Spring 2024 British Railway Announcements, the new Branchline models were unveiled in a special Hornby Magazine production, with a selection of Engineering Prototypes and running samples showcased by Graeme Watkins, Bachmann’s Design Engineer responsible for the project. The new Class 31 (and Class 30) locomotives follow in the footsteps of the award-winning, all-new Class 47 from Bachmann Branchline which was first released in 2021, setting the blueprint for a new generation of Bachmann diesel locomotives which is apparent in the all-new Class 37 released the following year and now, in these new Class 31s. With the Class 47 Bachmann introduced two brand new innovations to the British market – these being the first models to feature a motorised fan system and the first to have glazing which is specially treated to replicate the tinting of the prototype’s windscreens. These features adorn the top-of-the-range SOUND FITTED DELUXE models and with the new Class 31, Bachmann has added another new feature to its deluxe format models – and another brand-new innovation never before seen on a British-outline model – automatic DCC uncoupling. Bachmann’s Auto-Release Coupling System is fitted as standard to all SOUND FITTED DELUXE models and this DCC-operated feature provides hands-free uncoupling with the press of a single function button. Compatible with all standard tension lock couplings, each SOUND FITTED DELUXE model comes with Auto-Release Couplings fitted at each end of the locomotive as standard. The couplings are mounted via the standard NEM coupling pockets, with a miniature plug allowing easy removal should it be required, to facilitate the fitting of accessory parts for example. In addition to the Auto-Release Couplings, SOUND FITTED DELUXE models also feature a motorised roof fan which is synchronised as part of the sound project allowing the fan to operate at varying speeds depending on the engine status and speed settings of the locomotive. The tinted glazing meanwhile is applied to the Driver’s and Second Man’s windscreens only, leaving the smaller central windscreen un-treated as per the prototype. Every Class 31 will also be available in standard format or with SOUND FITTED. Like all Bachmann products, SOUND FITTED and SOUND FITTED DELUXE models will operate on both DCC and analogue control straight out of the box. When used on analogue control, a range of authentic sound effects can be enjoyed when power is applied, along with the operation of the motorised roof fan on SOUND FITTED DELUXE models. David Haarhaus, Managing Director of Bachmann Europe Plc said: “The Class 31 has been a rather obvious omission from the Bachmann Branchline range for many years now. Ever since the launch of the Graham Farish Class 31s in N scale, the company has been inundated with requests to scale those models up to OO. Knowing that we could make a model befitting the Branchline name, and one that suits Bachmann’s beliefs of supporting independent retailers and the industry as a whole, meant this was an easy project to give the green light to.”David continued: “Every Bachmann product is a team effort, drawing on the skills and expertise of many colleagues both in the UK and abroad to create our award-winning products but at the same time, every project of this magnitude requires a figurehead who really knows their subject to lead the development process. For the Class 31, we were very lucky with the timing of Graeme’s arrival at Bachmann, as he was able to take over a project that was already at an advance stage and make his mark to ensure we reached this point with a fantastic, high-fidelity and extremely accurate model to show for all of our efforts.” Concluding his thoughts, David said: “I am very proud that time and time again, Bachmann has been at the forefront of introducing new features, new innovations and new standards to the British market, and we see this again with the new Class 31 and its Auto-Release couplings. In general, uncoupling has been one of the most unrealistic aspects of model railway operation so to make this process hands-free and automated, I think is going to be a real game changer for our consumers and one that I am sure our customers will enjoy demonstrating in their stores, alongside our new Kinesis DCC system which will provide a powerful tool to model railway operators.” BACHMANN BRANCHLINE – ALL-NEW OO SCALE CLASS 30/31 SPECIFICATION MECHANISM:  Five pole, twin shaft motor with two flywheels providing drive to both bogies  All axle drive  Electrical pickup from all outer wheels on each bogie  Separate metal bearings fitted to each axle  Diecast metal chassis block and bogie towers  Diecast metal gearboxes, with gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities  16.5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and detailing  Detachable coupling pockets to NEM362 standards fitted to each bogie  Auto-Release Couplings fitted at both ends – DCC operated, hands-free uncoupling with the press of a function button (SOUND FITTED DELUXE models only)  Designed to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater DETAILING:  Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring full relief detail  Rotating radiator fan, driven by an independent motor and gearbox, operated as part of the sound project on DCC and Analogue control (SOUND FITTED DELUXE models only)  Tinted windscreen glazing (Driver and Second Man windscreens only as per the prototype, SOUND FITTED DELUXE models only)  Separately applied metal detail parts, including grab handles, windscreen wipers and etched fan grilles  Sprung metal buffers  Each model supplied with a full set of decorated, model-specific bufferbeam pipework and accessory parts including three-piece, body-mounted snow ploughs LIGHTING:  Directional lighting, including illuminated headcode panels and high intensity headlights where applicable, switchable on/off at either end on DCC or Analogue control  Cab lighting*, assigned to two DCC functions for separate switching of each  Separately switched Engine Room lighting*  Single or win red tail lights (*when used on DCC)  Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application DCC:  Plux22 DCC decoder interface SOUND:  Two quality speakers employed for optimum sound reproduction, fitted to every model as standard  Zimo MS450P22 DCC Sound Decoder fitted to SOUND FITTED and SOUND FITTED DELUXE versions  Two sound projects to accurately capture the sounds of Class 30 (Mirrlees Engine) and Class 31 (English Electric Engine)  Sound files for each project produced specifically for the Bachmann Branchline Class 30/31 using recordings from real locomotives and archive audio  SOUND FITTED and SOUND FITTED DELUXE models operate on DCC and Analogue control as supplied. On Analogue, an authentic engine start up sequence and running sounds are produced when power is applied LIVERY APPLICATION:  Authentic liveries applied to all models  Multiple paint applications employed on each model using BR and corporate specification colours  Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing using authentic typefaces, logos and colours  In addition, where applicable Etched Nameplates and Plaques are also provided DETAIL VARIANTS: Countless variations are catered for to allow accurate models to be produced depending on the locomotive being portrayed, options include: Class 30 and Class 31 variants – with Mirrlees (Class 30) or English Electric (Class 31) Engine Block detailing and roof exhaust ports With or without Gangway Doors Original or Refurbished Bodies Full, Modified or Removed Bufferbeam Cowling With or without Windscreen Washer Jet Covers With Electric Train Heating (locomotive-specific, different fitment for original and refurbished locomotives Open or Plated Steam Heat Boiler Port on Roof Open or Plated Steam Heat Water Tank Filler Open or Plated Bodyside Steps (Original Bodies) Battery Boxes with or without later safety clips High Intensity Headlights (multiple positions) Original or Reinforced Driver’s Windscreen Optional NRN Radio Pods on Cab Roof Optional Roof Fan Grille ‘Top Hat’ Original or Modified Bodyside Fan Grilles 35-801 Class 30 D5564 BR Green (Late Crest) £199.95 35-801SF Class 30 D5564 BR Green (Late Crest) £309.95 35-801SFX Class 30 D5564 BR Green (Late Crest) £359.95 35-801A Class 30 D5617 BR Green (Late Crest) £199.95 35-801ASF Class 30 D5617 BR Green (Late Crest) £309.95 35-801ASFX Class 30 D5617 BR Green (Late Crest) £359.95 35-805 Class 31/1 31123 BR Blue £199.95 35-805SF Class 31/1 31123 BR Blue £309.95 35-805SFX Class 31/1 31123 BR Blue £359.95 35-805A Class 31/1 31293 BR Blue £199.95 35-805ASF Class 31/1 31293 BR Blue £309.95 35-805ASFX Class 31/1 31293 BR Blue £359.95 35-821 Class 31/1 Refurbished 31180 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe) £199.95 35-821SF Class 31/1 Refurbished 31180 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe) £309.95 35-821SFX Class 31/1 Refurbished 31180 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe) £359.95 35-821A Class 31/1 Refurbished 31149 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe) £199.95 35-821ASF Class 31/1 Refurbished 31149 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe) £309.95 35-821ASFX Class 31/1 Refurbished 31149 BR Railfreight (Red Stripe) £359.95 35-823 Class 31/1 Refurbished 31319 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector £199.95 35-823SF Class 31/1 Refurbished 31319 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector £309.95 35-823SFX Class 31/1 Refurbished 31319 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector £359.95 35-823A Class 31/1 Refurbished 31304 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector £199.95 35-823ASF Class 31/1 Refurbished 31304 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector £309.95 35-823ASFX Class 31/1 Refurbished 31304 BR Railfreight Petroleum Sector £359.95 35-825 Class 31/4 Refurbished 31435 BR Blue £199.95 35-825SF Class 31/4 Refurbished 31435 BR Blue £309.95 35-825SFX Class 31/4 Refurbished 31435 BR Blue £359.95 35-830 Class 31/4 Refurbished 31407 Mainline Freight £199.95 35-830SF Class 31/4 Refurbished 31407 Mainline Freight £309.95 35-830SFX Class 31/4 Refurbished 31407 Mainline Freight £359.95

To keep them at the same price they originally sold at - so it's a discount you didn't ultimately get rather than an increase.

You're overthinking it; it's just about personal standards.

I've known for a couple of years at least which fits with what's been shown today.

Not really.

This is what's been emailed out - https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail?id=1504&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hattonsoriginalsupdate-newowners

It wasn't a 'scam', it was a business that failed. Please think before making potentially libellous comments. The factory still had ownership and possession of the tooling and EFE Rail made arrangements with them for a further production run. Edit - further checking of your posts seem to show you are only interested in digging dirt with regard to LLC - do not use RMweb for axe-grinding.

I've not had one for review (competitor's product) but in many pictures the springing looked to be quite lacking in depth and definition. They'll be 'reet' once you've worked your magic.

This seems as good a place as any. Has anyone else watched any Masters of the Air on Apple TV? Band of Brothers was a classic of course and Pacific was good too but I really am struggling with Masters of the Air from the same stable. Although the CGI is clever it very obviously is just that; maybe it's that? Or the characters? I don't even know if they're based on real people whereas Band of Brothers very definitely was. It doesn't seem that they used a single flying B17 for shots; just mock ups for in-flight and some ground shots. Compare that to the glorious summer of 1989 when, if you were lucky enough, you'd get to see five Fortresses, a Mitchell and Mustangs over Cambridgeshire and E. Anglia filming 'Memphis Belle' - it was far more cheesy as a film but at least they did the flight sequences well. Having looked forward to it for years I'm really struggling to enjoy it.

Incorrect.

Sorry; I'll shut up!

Do you think you'll do anything with the springs on it or will a dose of dirt and highlights improve it?

Don't worry; I've run the integration from this end so you should be sorted now.

You should only see trade ads and I don't classify a house and for a different part of the business as that. I sent a lengthy list of observations over to IT and Ads first thing yesterday but little was done. Fridays. 🤬

Which is something that can confound attempts to hunt something like this down. Just because it shows over an RMweb tab it doesn't necessarily mean it's triggered it - it could be from elsewhere at an earlier of time. Understandably a user would report it here but it may just be because they spend more time on this site than others.

Who knew that the wisdom of Facebook could provide the solution to shows? Nothing to do with Key; it was a post about Doncaster next weekend.

The common behaviour seems to be if a page is left open. The critical thing would be to find what Google ads were displaying before the pop-up is spawned. I accept this is a difficult thing to pin down For anyone who has had these pop-ups; do you actually have McAfee on your system or not?

I'd be delighted with that one. Quite the opposite from a defunct operator where you sent money and received nothing other than updates about the weather in the Carribbean.

Because it was part of the wider business and part of the larger building. It wouldn't work. If you actually mean why wasn't the name sold then that's a different question but not one anyone else can answer.

Most retailers, if they have a large number of orders to despatch, will process all the easiest ones first to make space and get money in the bank. When they've cleared the majority they can spend time on the more time consuming transactions. If you want to stand the best chance of getting the fastest service you have to make sure everything you can do is done.

Layout owners are free to have their own boundaries on what terms they are prepared to exhibit and what they find agreeable or not. Every show, club or commercial, relies on varying elements of goodwill and it's fairest for everyone if there is a sensible balance. It's unfair to castigate someone else if their boundaries are different from yours or someone else's. You may not know that Paul does exhibit at many shows but he is at liberty to choose which ones he does do.

They will; even if someone signs up to WoR+ in the future.

You may well have seen the lovely Cuban scene back at Stafford https://www.staffordrailwaycircle.org.uk/exhibbition-2023/central-alonzo/