FOLLOWING a long interval to accurately gauge interest in a ‘OO’ gauge model of the only Class 89, No. 89001, the decision to proceed with the model has been taken, with CAD design work completed by Accurascale, and tooling at the early stages. The project is a joint venture between Accurascale and Rails of Sheffield, with models only being made available through those two outlets.
The risk of producing a model of a single locomotive prototype has paid off for other manufacturers in the past. No. 89001’s