Class 37 - DRS (heritage repaint) - 37218 - DCC Sound FittedThe highlight of the Direct Rail Services' annual open day in 2022 the first such event since 2019 was the official unveiling of 37218 in a 'heritage' livery backdating the centre headcode machine to its original DRS paint scheme with rectangular branding that it wore after departing Brush Traction, Loughborough in 2002. This was one of five Class 37 0s to be put through a major refurbishment in the early 2000s, which included extensive reworking to

but quickly repainted into the striking Colas livery at the start of 2016

Our model is based on its 1976 condition with standard-sized domino headcodes

Fully compatible with Scalefour Society Standards

Numerous other locomotive-specific details yet to be revealed

* RP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels with separate brake blocks in line with tread

Tender Details:

2c Ph2 SO (ex-FO) 4103 Orange Roof

the loco exhibits a different configuration of features compared to former colleague 37405

where Birchills became part of the Midlands Region of the Central Electricity Generating Board

11 70 9229 007-3 (w/tail light)

there is a resurgence happening with the likes of DCR and GBRF who are utilising their fleets of class 60’s for what they were built for

37402 was released from Derby wearing non-standard numbers and with its Stephen Middlemore nameplates still in their ‘Compass’ livery position below the radiator