AUS-WRC01 Auscision 280HP Walker Rail Motor #86RM VR Blue/Silver-Livery with Silver-Roof (1950-1955) HO scale DCC-Ready

AUS-WRC01
Auscision
HO scale 
280HP Walker Rail Motor
#86RM Victorian Railways Blue/Silver with Silver-Roof (1950-1955)
DCC-Ready (Requires 21-Pin DCC Decoder)

After the Second World War, the Victorian Railways ordered a number of railcars from Walker Bros in Wigan, England. Twelve 280 hp Walker railcars were ordered and the power units and controls were shipped out from England. The car bodies were built by Martin and King in Malvern, with final fitting out occurring at Newport Workshops.

The 280 hp Walker railcars with their central power unit together with two driving/sitting cars and the inherent additional length allowed them to be easily distinguished from their 102 hp and 153 hp smaller cousins.

The first 280 hp Walker railcar #80RM entered service on 6 June 1950. These railcars were numbered from #80RM to #91RM inclusive. The final run of a 280 hp Walker railcar of the Victorian Railways service occurred on 17 Sept 1980.

Four distinct liveries were carried during their life:
Livery-1 1950 -1955 Blue and silver with yellow winged logo on nose
Livery-2 1955 -1960 Blue and gold with gold roof, winged logo on nose and side and side gold pin stripes

Livery-3 1958-1965 Blue and gold with blue roof, winged logo on nose and side and side gold pin stripes
Livery-4 1965-1980 Blue and gold with blue roof, no logos and no pin stripes

#86RM - 3 unit set / Painted Blue and Silver / Gold winged logo on nose / Single beam headlights / Double doors on power Unit / circa 1955-1960

Features

• 5-Pole skew wound motor
• Speaker enclosures for ease of fitting sound
• DCC Ready with 21 pin socket
• Centre motor and drive like on the prototype
• Operating LED marker lights
• LED Headlights
• Plastic (ABS) body and chassis
• Detailed brake equipment
• Factory painted and decorated
• Metal handrails
• Ready-to-run
• Highly detailed underframe
• Operating diaphragms
• Recommended minimum radius (18 Inch)
• Will operate on code 70, 83 and 100 rail
• 4 Different liveries available
• Highly detailed passenger interior
• Plastic & metal spoked wheels
• Modeller applied parts for extra accuracy