Hornby RailRoad British Steel Class 37 Teesside Steelmaster
37501
Product Code: R30545 | R30545TXS
Production Details:
Hornby RailRoad British Steel Class 37 Teesside Steelmaster 37501.
Available DCC Ready or DCC Sound Fitted.
Built by English Electric
at its Vulcan Foundry in Lancashire, the locomotive this RailRoad model
is based on started life in January 1961 as D6705, going new to
Stratford depot in London. After becoming 37005 under TOPS, it was
rebuilt as a Class 37/5 in April 1985, which included replacing its EE
generator with a new Brush unit, and a complete re-wire, with a
consequent renumbering to 37501. It was then painted into its
distinctive British Steel pale blue colour scheme, gaining Thornaby
Kingfisher motif and British Steel logos. It was then named ‘Teesside
Steelmaster’ in 1987. It was later modified for the proposed Channel
Tunnel sleeper ‘Nightstar’ project (which was later aborted) to become a
37/6 in February 1995 and renumbered to 37601. It is currently one of
six Class 37s leased by Rail Operations Group from Europhoenix for
contracted movement of passenger stock, including EMUs. It was returned
to its 1987 guise during a repaint in 2025. This RailRoad model
locomotive is a durable design, perfect for model railway beginners,
younger enthusiasts, or anyone who enjoys running their trains daily.
Technical Specification & Detail:
Item Length (cm) 25.5, Item Scale: 1:76 Scale 00 Gauge, DCC Status:
Available as DCC Ready or DCC Sound Fitted, Livery: Blue, Minimum Curve
(mm): Radius 1, Buffer Type: Moulded Plastic Buffers, Coupling Type: NEM
Tension Lock, Hornby Decoder Compatibility Primary HM7000-21TXS:
Bluetooth® & DCC Sound Decoder (21-pin).
