Class 150 'Sprinter' to enter service with Bachmann Branchline and Graham Farish
Date: 25 January 2006
Source: Graham Farish
Bachmann Europe PLC are to produce a OO scale Class 150 'Sprinter' diesel multiple unit in the Branchline range plus an N gauge version in the Graham Farish series.
147 units were built by British Rail Engineering Ltd at York for the Provincial Sector of British Rail between 1984 and 1987. Provincial went on to become Regional Railways before privatisation and the units subsequently passed to new operators.
Split into three sub-classes, Bachmann and Graham Farish are concentrating on the Class 150/1 and Class 150/2 versions. These two car units are currently in service with a number of Passenger Train Operating Companies in England and Wales.
The 150/1 units will appear initially in the colours of Centro Passenger Transport Executive (West Midlands) and First North Western. The Class 150/2 will carry Regional Railways ´Sprinter´ and Arriva Trains Wales liveries in both scales.
The new units will feature all wheel pick-up, flywheel drive and bi-directional lighting systems. The OO version will retail at £80.95 and the N gauge at £84.50.
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