We are delighted to introduce our SOUND FITTED model of the all-new Branchline Class 24/0 No. 24035 in BR Blue livery as part of our Summer 2021 British Railway Announcements. 

We’ve taken a fresh look at the classic Class 24/0 and designed this model from the rails up, developing new tooling to incorporate a wealth of detail coupled with an exquisite livery application. Alongside working directional and cab* lighting, this model is also SOUND FITTED offering a fully authentic operating experience - see full details of the sound functions below. 

MODEL FEATURES:

•  Bachmann Branchline OO Scale
• Era 7
• Pristine BR Blue livery
• Accessory Pack included fully decorated Bufferbeam Pipework
• Supplied with a selection of Discs allowing you to choose the headcode arrangement that suits your needs
• NEM Coupling Pockets
• Sprung Buffers
• Powerful 5 Pole Motor with Twin Flywheels
• Detailed and Decorated Cab Interior
• Directional Lighting
• Interior Cab Lighting (*when used on DCC)
• Lighting can be controlled by chassis-mounted switches or via DCC
• SOUND FITTED – Fitted with a Zimo MX644C Sound Decoder – See below for the function list
• Length 210mm

SOUNDS

F0 - Directional Lights – On/Off (plus Light Switch Sound)

F1 - Warm Engine Start-up / Shut-down (With F8 On - Cold Engine Start-up)

F2 - Brake

F3 - Single Horn (Speed Related)

F4 - Two-Tone Horn (Speed Related)

F5 - On - Light Engine / Off - Heavy train

F6 - Engine Idle / Coasting

F7 - Speed Lock

F8 - Cold Start (engage F8 before F1)

F9 - Flange Squeal (Speed Related)

F10 - Despatch Whistle

F11 - Buffer Up

F12 - Coupling

F13 - Compressor

F14 - Cooler Group Fan

F15 - Detonators

F16 - Combined Pump

F17 - Auto Wagon Buffering

F18 - On - Driver’s Door Open / Off - Driver’s Door Close

F19 - Fade All Sounds

F20 - No. 1 End (Fan) Directional Lights Off

F21 - No. 2 End (non-Fan) Directional Lights Off

F22 - Cab Light On/Off

F23 - Window Wipers

F24 - Station Ambience

F25 - Spirax Valves

F26 - Shunting Mode

F27 - Volume Down

F28 - Volume Up

Analogue Users: Please note that normal load running sounds and any other automatic or randomised sounds will also operate when this model is used on analogue control (DC) straight from the box! 

CLASS 24/0 HISTORY

The widely travelled British Railways Class 24 diesel-electric locomotives, also known as the Sulzer Type 2, were built from 1958 to 1961. One hundred and fifty-one were built at BR’s Derby, Crewe and Darlington Works, the first twenty of them as part of the British Railways 1955 Modernisation Plan. This Class was used as the basis for the development of the Class 25 locomotives. Initial deliveries were for operation in the Crewe and Derby areas, but fifteen of the initial twenty were diverted for use on the Southern Region to cover for delays in the Kent Coast Electrification scheme.  

As deliveries continued, allocations were made to both the London Midland Region and Eastern Region, and with the Class becoming familiar to crews and staff around London they were used on freight trains over the Metropolitan Widened Lines. Locos allocated to East Anglia for use on freight soon became redundant due to the rundown of services in that region, and these were, in turn, moved to Wales and Lancashire.

All Class 24s were powered by the reliable 6LDA28-A Sulzer engine which gave an output of 1,160bhp. Disc headcodes were fitted to all Class 24/0s along with large fuel tanks and water tanks for the steam heat boilers, although these were later removed in many cases. The first Class 24 was withdrawn in 1967 following fire damage but the last remained in service until 1980. Class 24/1 No. 24061 also survived until 1987 thanks to its transfer to Departmental use and was one of four Class 24s to be preserved.

The Bachmann Branchline range also includes both disc headcode and headcode box versions of the Class 24/1 locomotives.