EFE RAIL CLASS 74 ‘ELECTRO-DIESEL’ SPECIFICATION

MECHANISM:

• Coreless, twin shaft motor providing drive to both bogies
• All axle drive
• Electrical pickup from all wheels
• Separate metal bearings fitted to each axle
• Diecast metal chassis block
• Gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities
• 5mm (OO gauge) wheels to NEM310 & NEM311 standards with authentic profile and spoke detailing
• Close coupling mechanism fitted at either end, each of which is fitted with coupling pockets to NEM362 standards
• Designed to operate on curves of second radius (438mm) or greater

DETAILING:

• High fidelity injection-moulded bodyshell
• Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring full relief detail
• Separately applied detail parts, including lamp irons, metal handrails, etched grilles, cab-end jumper cables, windscreen wipers and whistles
• Sprung buffers
• Cab interior detailing including seats, control desk, controls and dials with authentic decoration
• Slide in destination blinds with a selection of routes, white and red blinds provided for user-fitment
• Each model supplied with a full set of decorated, model-specific bufferbeam pipework and accessory parts including bufferbeam skirt infill pieces to be used when the tension lock couplings are removed

LIGHTING:

• Illuminated headcode blinds, with the rear blinds turned on/off via a chassis-mounted switch on Analogue control. On DCC, headcode blinds can be switched on/off independently at either end via dedicated functions
• Cab lighting, switchable on/off via a chassis-mounted switch on Analogue control, or via dedicated functions on DCC
• Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application