Accurascale Class 92
◆ GAUGE ‘OO’ ◆ MODEL Accurascale ACC2195-92038DCC Class 92 92038 Caledonian Sleeper teal, DCC sound‐fitted ◆ PRICE £279.98 (DCC sound), £189.98 (DCC‐ready)
◆ AVAILABILITY Accurascale stockists Web www.accurascale.co.uk
"The pantographs are fantastic, being easily the best-detailed examples I’ve come across on a UK-outline model"
The careers of the 46-strong Class 92 fleet have been chequered, to say the least, with many examples working for just a few years before being placed in store for decades. With their primary purpose – cross-Channel passenger and freight – evaporating before they were ready for service, the class has been woefully under-employed over the years, with many sold off for use in Europe.
Reflecting the optimism in the railway community during the introduction of the Class 92 in the mid-1990s, both Lima and Hornby released ‘OO’ models around the same time. Each had their merits, with Lima’s perhaps edging things in terms of looks. Hornby’s model has remained available, helped by the greater variety of liveries adorned on the real things in recent years. However, the 30‐year-old tooling is showing its age and
Accurascale’s new model offers up something much more in keeping with 2020’s expectations.
Marking only the second locomotive to arrive from Accurascale, following last year’s ‘Deltic’, there has been a lot of hype surrounding the ‘92’.
Unsurprisingly, many of us have been eager to put a production model through its paces. Received for review is GBRf’s 92038 in the fetching Caledonian Sleeper ‘Midnight Teal’ livery, complete with stylised stag logos. Supplied in a large, foam-lined box, the packaging does suggest a ‘high-end’ model, despite the prices being highly competitive in today’s market.