HMR-R30436TXS Hornby Railroad LORAM Class-37 Diesel-Electric #37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' Era-11 OO-Scale DCC/Sound-Fitted

Finished in the Loram livery, Class 37 No. 37418 ‘An Commun Gaidhealach’ is brought to life in this detailed 00 gauge model. 

Fitted with Hornby’s HM7000 21-pin sound decoder it delivers realistic, immersive audio straight from the box and is compatible with DCC and HM7000 App control. 

The model features separately fitted plastic buffers, NEM tension lock couplings and includes two etched nameplates for added detail.

History

Released into BR traffic from Vulcan Foundry as D6971 on 18 March 1965, this locomotive was first allocated to Cardiff Canton. It was rebuilt as a Class 37/4 and renumbered 37418 in 1985 and transferred to Inverness. It received its unusual name ‘An Commun Gaidhealach’ (The Gaelic Association) at Edinburgh in October 1986, before entering the Provincial General Pool from January 1989. 

It was renamed ‘Pectindae’ in April 1992, and then ‘East Lancashire Railway’ in April 1994, eventually being sold to a private owner in 2007 by EWS. It is currently on-hire to freight operator Loram Rail and painted in its livery, the ‘An Commun Gaidhealach’ name being reinstated in February 2024.