048 - A Class Locomotive - Irish Rail

A Class Locomotive 048
in Irish Rail Livery

No staff snatchers; CAWS with protective guards; toughened glass windscreens

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Common Features:

• Highly detailed OO scale model
• Heavy Die-Cast metal chassis
• Separately applied steel detail parts, including grab handles, steps, wipers and more
• Correct height mini-tension-lock couplers with NEM socket
• Five-Pole motor with two flywheels
• Metal Helical Gear box for maximum performance and slow speed running
• Gearing arranged so locomotive can achieve a scale top speed of 130 km/h
• DCC ready with PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power
• Two quality speakers with large sound capsules for best possible sound
• Fully detailed Lighting Pack, including:
• Directional lighting, DC and DCC
• Marker lights can be turned off when train is coupled to loco
• high beam headlight function
• separately switched cab lighting and illuminated, details driver’s console
• Engine bay lighting
• RP25-110 wheels OO wheels with provision for re-gauging to 21mm gauge
• Rotating axlebox hubs (with alternate axlebox covers for earlier versions)
• Fully sprung metal buffers
• Extra fine factory-fitted pipework
• Extra fine factory-fitted plastic and etched steel detail parts
• Minimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)
• Length over Buffers 203mm