Model Trains * | Hornby R3583Tts Oo British Rail Class 37 Era 8 Co-Co Diesel Loco #37040

This Is A Hornby R3583Tts Oo Scale British Rail Railroad Class 37 Era 8 Co-Co Diesel Locomotive With Tts Sound #37040. Entering Service As The English Electric Type 3, The British Rail Class 37 Diesel Locomotives Were Built At The Vulcan Foundry In Newton-Le-Willows In A Co-Co Configuration, Based On Locomotive Designs For Export Markets. Built To Undertake Both Freight And Passenger Work Across All Br Sectors, These Engines Proved Highly Reliable And, After Overhaul, Many Survived In Service Across The Network Into The 1990S.British Rail First Placed An Order For Forty-Two Class 37 Locomotives In January 1959, The First Of Which Was Delivered In November 1960, Entering Service On 2 December With The Last Of This Original Batch Complete By Mid-1962, By Which Time Subsequent Orders Had Been Placed. The Last Of The 309 Locomotives Built Was Delivered To The Western Region On 9 November 1965, Originally Numbered In The Range D6700-D6999 And D6600-D6608.In 1987, The Railfreight Sectors Were Launched, Incorporating A New Livery Of ‘Three Tone Grey’; A Light Grey Lower Bodyside, Medium Grey Cantrail And A Dark Grey Roof, Along With A Bright Sector Logo (Coal, Metals, Petroleum, Distribution And Construction) And Our Model Is Depicted In The Metals Sector Livery.

Condition: Factory New (C-9)
Operational Status: Functional
Original Box: Yes (P-9)

Manufacturer: Hornby
Model Number: R3583Tts
Road Name: British Rail (Br)
Msrp: $142.99

Scale/Era: Oo Scale
Model Type: Diesel Loco

The Trainz Sku For This Item Is P12297263.

Trainz Product Id: 12297263