Klasse 37 - Europhoenix - 37901 - Exclusief
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37901 Mirrlees Pionier
Toen de zescilinder Mirrlees Blackstone MB275T-motor voor het eerst in de carrosserie van de voormalige 37150 werd ingebouwd, is het onwaarschijnlijk dat iemand die bij het reconstructieproject betrokken was, zich had kunnen voorstellen dat hij 38 jaar later nog steeds zou werken, vooral omdat het Class 38-project waarvoor de locomotieven bedoeld waren, slechts enkele maanden later werd geannuleerd. Gebouwd als D6850 in 1963 en al 23 jaar oud toen hij uit de vergetelheid werd gehaald om 37901 te worden, de nestor van de Class 37/9's, werd de ombouw bij BREL Crewe Works voltooid in oktober 1986. Afgewerkt in Railfreight-grijs en snel omgedoopt tot Mirrlees Pionier, net als alle zes leden van de subklasse, werd het toegewezen aan Cardiff Canton, die intensief hun nieuwe tarieven voor diensten in de sector Spoorwegvervoer per Metaal in kaart brachten. Dit omvatte een dubbele inzet op de zware ijzerertstreinen tussen Port Talbot en Llanwern, een taak die voorheen in handen was van Class 56's. De laatste locomotief die in maart 1991 een volledige nieuwe verflaag kreeg voor het Railfreight Metal-programma, verruilde in 1995 de subsectorstickers voor de grote 'T'-branding van Transrail. De pret kon niet lang duren en werd in november 1998 onbruikbaar opgeslagen door de nieuwe eigenaar EWS, nadat hij enkele weken eerder was stilgelegd vanwege radiatorproblemen. Gelukkig werd 37901 in september 2002 aangekocht voor conservering en in oktober 2003 overgebracht naar de Llangollen Railway, waar hij weer in werkende staat werd hersteld. Altijd een populaire verschijning op dieselgala's, een verkoop aan Colas Rail in 2016 en vervolgens aan Europhoenix in 2018, die hem snel opnieuw in hun huiskleuren schilderden, wat hoop voedde op een snelle terugkeer naar de hoofdlijn. Het zou echter tot juni 2022 duren voordat dit doel werd bereikt, zij het onder de vlag van het 'spot hire'-dochterbedrijf EP Rail. Momenteel is de 37901 verhuurd aan Rail Operations Group voor de revisie van hun bestaande vloot Class 37's. In juli 2024 werd de 37901 opnieuw gespoten in de kleuren van Railfreight Metals.
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Verlichting en DCC
Verlichting en DCC
Gemeenschappelijke kenmerken
Gemeenschappelijke kenmerken
Nothing more to say other than another superb loco from Accurascale. Everything about these Class 37’s is just simply solid, well built and with a superb finish.
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Missed out on the first round of europhoenix 37s so chuffed to get hold of this one! Stunning model and livery
Another excellent class 37 from Accurascale with the usual amazing detail. Keep them coming.
What amazing locomotive with fantastic details and livery choice. Also see 37403 "lsle of Mull"along side track side . (Scottish Railway preservation Society limited edition).
This is a great loco. Really glad I bought one in this stunning livery. Highly recommended if you can find one to buy.
The loco is another fine example of quality and detail which is hard to beat on the market, well done accurascale once again
Another excellent product, filling in a gap in the massive array of the class 37. Brilliantly tooled and manufactured
This stunning Accurascale exclusive was well worth the wait, arriving on a Sunday it certainly made my weekend, superbly detailed and a sight to behold. Ran staright out of the box once I put a LokPilot decoder in it and I will upgrade it to sound in the next month or so, ran smoothly straight out of the box and this truly tremendous tractor is a treat for my track.
Great model, really impressed. Looking forward to the westcoast 37 next year
I was really pleased with my Europhoenix 37, brilliant detail and finish and weight, and a very reasonable price, but I was not surprised as Accurascale are never hit or miss, they deserve all their accolades, but I did have one missing metal foot step and am not sure why they were not in the accessories bag, but that didn’t matter as I have etch of checker plate that I had always intended to change them anyway
A realltwo minory nice model very smooth silent runner plus a superb paint job!! two minor problems both front door kick plates had fallen off!and front windscreen has dropped inside as not having been glued in!!
Beautiful colour locomotive
Another great loco from Accurascale. We'll worth the wait.
Class 37901, absolutely stunning and well worth the wait. Livery application is top notch. Just need a sound decoder now to finish what is a fantastic model.
Yet again another fantastic loco produced to the highest standard! The finish is top class let alone the detail. The more you admire the more you find. Running performance is perfect right out the box. Great job all involved!!
Lovely model except 3 door kick plates were missing but reduced with superglue
Lovely paint job on the most unique livery carried by a 37/9. Guessing the current incarnation of Metals Livery will follow sooner or later!
Despite my clumsiness in donating a kick plates to the carpet monster (any volunteers to rake through the contents of a vacuum cleaner).
I think this model is superb.
Even better when the chip arrives.
Excellent model as always superb finish.
Please note that the metal kick plates at the bottom of each can door all fell off as not glued or secured in position.
Another great model for a forever growing collection!
Can't fault this beautiful model, although have not run yet as layout is still under construction. Knocked a star off as all the metal (?) plates on the door steps had fallen off! Perhaps a suggestion on the glue to fix them back on would be nice?
Super smooth runner right out of the box!
Great and definitive model of the class 37/9
Sadly, I cannot say that this is a good review, as I can not for sure that the condition in which it arrived to me, was down to poor QC. Or due to the damage to the outer packaging, this looks to have been mishandled! (Either by the first DPD driver or other DPD staff. But I cannot say this for sure!) I missed the first delivery attempt. This was due to it apparently arriving ½ an hour before the earliest delivery time, and I was unavailable at the time.
Now to the ‘damage’ the front cab windows were loose inside the No.1 end cab (fan end) and two of the ‘kick’ plates were loose in the box!
I have refitted the cab windows, and will refit the ‘kick plates’ at a later date.
But otherwise the livery etc seem fine, and overall, so far, I am happy with the model.