Accurascale OO Scale Class 50 – 50019 ‘Ramillies’ Run 2

Named in April 1978 after the Revenge-class battleship that served from 1917-48, 50019 was one of the first six Class 50s to be refurbished in 1980, all being released in standard Rail blue. It wasn’t until April 1984 that it would be recalled to Doncaster for its large logo repaint, although this was quickly superseded by the colourful Network SouthEast image, which would be applied at Laira just over two years later.

In February 1989 it was transferred to the departmental DWCA pool and with its NSE livery now obsolete and looking tired, the Plymouth depot repainted it back to BR blue, albeit with a Rail Grey roof and black window surrounds. NSE-sized numbers were applied to the driver’s cabside with double arrows at the other end, while the nameplates were retained in their high position and not returned to the centre of the bodyside.

This scheme would later become known as ‘Laira blue’ or ‘Departmental blue’ and was also briefly applied to 50037 in 1990 and then to 50008 in 1991, although notably Ramillies was the only one of the three to gain the DCE flash under the secondman’s window. 50019 was withdrawn with main generator damage while still wearing this paint job in September 1990.

Happily it was sold to the Class 50 Locomotive Association the following May – the second of the type to be preserved – and after several years at Eridge on the Spa Valley Railway it moved to its current home, Dereham on the Mid-Norfolk Railway in May 1998, where it was a key member of the operational fleet, even running freight services on the 11-mile line. Since 2013 it has been out of action undergoing an extensive overhaul, which will see it return to its classic ‘Laira blue’ when completed.

Specification:

• Highly-detailed OO scale model, 1:76.2 scale
• Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track) in OO
• Die-cast metal chassis
• RP25-110 profile OO wheels with provision for re-gauging with scale-sized wheels for P4/EM gauges – with simple ride height adjustment – and the ability to set brake blocks in line with wheels
• Separately-applied etched metal/plastic detail parts, including grab handles, steps, wipers, etc.
• Scale-width wire handrails
• Etched metal pre-painted nameplates and crests (where applicable) provided for the customer to install
• Interchangeable printed headcodes with full descriptions covering the first nine years of the class plus the preservation era
• Scale-sized and body-mounted snowploughs are provided for the customer to install which allows coupler use if you omit the centre plough, with an additional one-piece NEM-mounted option
• Full underframe tank, battery box and full-formed compressor detail with extensive pipework and other separate parts
• Fully sprung metal buffers and buffer plate, factory-fitted pipework and screw couplings (for display)
• Fully sprung buffers, super-fine pipework and screw couplings (for display)
• Kinetic NEM coupler mounts at the correct height and mini-tension-lock couplers

Deluxe Features:

• Separately powered working radiator fan with different speed settings
• PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power
• Custom ‘Accurathrash’  Speaker Technology including large ‘Accurathrash’ Style Bass Speaker (on DCC Sound-fitted models only)
• Hall sensor for flange squeal effect (on DCC Sound-fitted models only)

DCC Features:

• DCC-ready with PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power
• DCC-ready or Factory-Fitted DCC Sound options
• Provided DCC-ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory-Fitted DCC Sound [ESU LokSound 5]

High-Performance Traction features:

• Five-Pole motor with two flywheels
• Helical gearbox for maximum performance and slow-speed running
• Gearing is arranged so the locomotive can achieve a minimum scale top speed of 125 mph (200 km/h)
• All-wheel drive (sprung centre axle) and all-wheel pickup

Fully detailed Lighting Pack features:

• Directional lighting, DC and DCC
• Switchable Red and white marker lights with day/night options
• Switchable Red and white marker lights with correctly configured lights for preservation-era oddballs 50008 and 50044
• Interior lighting with cast electrical compartment and engine bay detail on the metal motor enclosure
• Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, driver’s desk, auto/off on movement