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    BACHMANN CLASS 47

    Nov 04, 2021 5 minutes
    Words & photography: Andy York

    Asurprise announcement was sprung in Bachmann’s autumn announcements with an all-new Class 47. This is probably its largest locomotive project to date, as a million-pound project to cater for all of the tooling variations that are necessary to be able to represent virtually any individual Class 47 throughout their long working lives. Everything is new, from the research to the internals of the model as well as the body details and variations, which is where it excels. It sends a clear message from Bachmann that it is pushing advancements in products as much as any of the newer manufacturers competing with modern traction.

    Starting from the inside, the chassis block is new with space created for circuitry for the lighting and sound provision. Our review model is of the DCC-ready version, which is sound-ready with two speakers prefitted and a

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