Product Info
37429 Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Large Logo w/Welsh dragon
Representing the original Cardiff Canton batch of six Class 37/4 conversions is No. 37429, ‘refurbished’ by Crewe Works from No. 37300 (originally D6600) in March 1986. Nos. 37426-37431 were originally planned to join the rest of the sub class on the Scottish Region. However, before they were completed the London Midland identified a more pressing need for this batch, although they were allocated to Canton in South Wales due to this depot’s extensive knowledge of the English Electric Type 3s.
The introduction of Electric Train Heat (ETH) fitted locomotives to the restricted weight Cambrian route from Wolverhampton to the Welsh coast allowed InterCity to supplement its tired Mk.1 fleet on London Euston to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli services with air-conditioned Mk.2 coaches, although Mk.1s – often Network SouthEast liveried sets – were still regulars on the summer-dated trains into the 1990s. Unlike their cousins north of the border, the Welsh ‘37/4s’ were primarily passenger machines and they also found themselves allocated to Liverpool Lime St/Manchester Piccadilly/North Wales-Cardiff and Cardiff-Bristol-Weymouth diagrams. Outshopped in large logo livery, it soon gained a small red Welsh dragon logo on the driver’s cabsides, and later acquired the Sir Dyfed / County of Dyfed nameplates from No. 37180 in April 1987.
However, they were removed after just four months and the locomotive was renamed Eisteddfod Genedlaethol – after the famous festival – in the August. In January 1991 it was released from Glasgow St Rollox Works in Railfreight Construction colours, and notably retained its red-backed nameplates like the other three ‘37/4s’ to gain these particular squadron decals. It kept its name on its Regional Railways repaint in May 1993 and was stored in 2001. It was disposed of at EMR Kingsbury in February 2008.
Details
Product Name: Class 37 - Large Logo Blue - 37429 - DCC Sound Fitted
Product Number (SKU): ACC3164-DCC
Product Barcode: 0781005472855
Product Type: Locomotive
Pack Weight: 1700 g
Model Weight (Grams): 695g
Lighting and DCC
Provided DCC ready [21Pin MTX Socket] or Factory DCC Sound Fitted [ESU LokSound 5]
Every model includes PowerPack / Backup Power Capacitor Bank for up to ten seconds of power free running, flicker free lighting and continuous sound as well as independently controlled, smooth coreless motorised fan.
DCC Sound Versions include;
ESU LokSound V5 DCC Chip
Customised Dual-Speaker Technology with;
Large Accurathrash Bass Speaker
Smaller 'iphone' style cube for higher frequencies
DCC ready with PowerPack Super-capacitor for uninterrupted power and super low speed running
Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including:
Directional lighting on DC and DCC
Fully functional Headlights per prototype
Engine Bay Lighting (with visible Prime Mover)
WIPAC light clusters where appropriate with day and night-time settings
Separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console, auto off on movement
Switchable red tail lights
All models include our motorised roof fan with dedicated silky smooth coreless functionality on both DC and DCC.
Lighting
Directional Lighting: Yes
Interior Lighting: Yes
Working Tail Lamp: Yes
DCC Features
DCC Socket Type: 21 Pin
Stay-Alive Power Pack: yes
DCC Sound Fitted: yes
Special Features
Motorised Working Fan(s) yes
