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    Network SouthEast Class 159/0

    Mar 30, 2020 5 minutes

    ALONGSIDE the three new Class 158s announced a number of years ago was a single model of a Class 159/0 finished in the original Network SouthEast condition.

    Unlike Regional Railways No. 158849 (31-517), East Midlands Trains No. 158773 (31-518) and GWR No. 158766 (31-519), the model of Network SouthEast (NSE) No. 159013 (31-520) includes a centre car moulding that will enable Bachmann to offer Regional Railways, Northern Spirit and Trans-Pennine three-car sets in the future, alongside the South West Trains (SWT) and South West Railways (SWR) Class 159/1 sets.

    The featured Class 159/0 model represents one of the 22 full-size trains as delivered to NSE for its West of England area, including the core Waterloo-Exeter route (1992-1996). While the units were upgraded from as-built Class 158s to a higher standard, including a First Class saloon and improved sound insulations, they resembled Class 158s in both shape and design. Bachmann has utilised its

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