N Gauge Farish 371-858 Class 158 2-Car DMU 158844 Northern
371-858 Class 158 2-Car DMU 158844 Northern. DCC Ready - NOT Fitted - (Requires a Next18 decoder per unit for digital operation). Brand new item from our Yorkshire model railway shop. Two-Car Unit comprising car Nos. DCC Ready (It is NOT DCC fitted).
Equipped with a Next18 DCC Decoder Socket. DETAIL VARIATIONS SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL. Revised Air Conditioning (Type B). Toilet Discharge via CET Tank. GRAHAM FARISH CLASS 158 SPECIFICATION.
Coreless, twin shaft motor with two flywheels providing drive to both bogies of the DMS (A) vehicle. Four axle drive all axles on the DMS (A) vehicle.
Trailing axles run in metal pinpoint bearings all axles on the DMS (B) vehicle. Gearing arranged for prototypical running speeds and haulage capabilities.
9mm (N gauge) wheels to NEM310 standards with authentic profile and detailing. Working miniature BSI Couplings at the cab ends (alternative air dams are included to allow this feature to work on second radius curves or less). Close coupling mechanism with integral conductive couplings fitted between vehicles.
Designed to operate on curves of second radius (263.5mm) or greater. Highly detailed bodyshell with flush, tinted glazing. Unobstructed interior including seat and table detail. Bogies constructed from multiple components featuring full relief detail.
Separately applied underframe equipment and detail components. Separately applied metal detail parts, including exhaust guards and interior luggage racks. Each model is supplied with an accessory pack comprising exhaust pipes and cab end connector door covers (where appropriate).Directional lighting, including illuminated destination panels, switchable on/off at either end on DCC or Analogue control. Cab and saloon interior lighting, switchable on/off via the under-chassis switches. Authentic light colours and temperatures selected for each model based on era and application.
DCC Ready (It is NOT DCC Fitted). Next18 DCC decoder interface - one decoder required per unit. Easy-access DCC decoder socket located behind removable panel on underside of DMS (B).
Authentic liveries applied to all models. Multiple paint applications employed on each model using BR/TOC specification colours. Logos, numerals and text added as appropriate using multi-stage tampo printing using authentic typefaces, logos and colours. The British Rail Class 158 Express Sprinter is a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU), built specifically for British Rail's Provincial Services sector between 1989 and 1992 by British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) at Derby Litchurch Lane Works and outshopped in Regional Railways Provincial livery. They were built to replace many locomotive-hauled passenger trains, thereby reducing cost of operation, and to allow cascading of existing Sprinter units to replace elderly'heritage' DMUs.
The majority of the 182-strong fleet of Class 158 units were built as two-car sets, with 17 three-car units constructed specifically for use on Trans-Pennine services. Similar three-car units were built for use by Network SouthEast but these were converted to Class 159 specification before introduced into service, with toilet retention tanks and other modifications to operate over the third-rail network. All but one of the Class 158s remain in service today (2023), with operators including ScotRail, Northern, Great Western (GWR), East Midlands Trains (now EMR), and Transport for Wales (formerly Arriva). Former operators include Central Trains. The Class has worked extensively across the UK network, even into East Anglia as far as Stansted Airport and Norwich.
Some 158s have been converted to additional Class 159s and now operate for South Western alongside their original classmates.