{"product_id":"accurascale-class-31-chimaera-fragonset-no-31602-dcc-sound-fitted","title":"Accurascale Class 31 - Chimaera Fragonset No.31602 - DCC Sound Fitted","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"product__title h3\"\u003eClass 31 Chimaera Fragonset Livery No.31602 \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product__title h3\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo heat 31191 was one of seven Class 31s acquired from EWS in April 1998 by Fragonset Railways along with 31186, 31459\/468 and 31549\/552\/558. Originally stored from Toton in October 1995 it was returned to the fray courtesy of the Birmingham Railway Museum at Tyseley in June 1999 renumbered as 31602 the second member of the new Class 31\/6 sub class, which included a repaint in Fragonset’s striking black livery with maroon\/gold stripe and the mythical creature-themed name \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\"\u003eChimaera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The only modification to justify the renumbering was the fitment of through ETS wiring allowing double heading with an electrical train supply-equipped Class 31\/4, or for shutting down the ETS on the rear locomotive in case of fire while leading in a top and tail formation. Its first passenger use was on Silverlink Train’s Marston Vale branch between Bedford and Bletchley in summer 1999, which ended that same year, leaving 31602 with a regular diet of railtours and stock transfers until 2003 when Wessex Trains hired in loco-hauled sets for Cardiff-Brighton and Bristol-Weymouth diagrams, while 2004 saw it seconded to First North Western for Lytham St Annes-Greenbank and Manchester Victoria\/Chester-Blackpool North commuter services. From 2005 Fragonset became FM Rail and when that collapsed into administration at the end of the following year it was put up for sale, eventually joining RVE at Derby, for Network Rail test train use, gaining that organisation’s house yellow in April 2007. That November it gained the new name Driver Dave Green and the following month it became one of just three Class 31s to gain brackets for UV spotlights for use with the Structure Gauging Train. It’s NR Service ended in November 2012 when it moved to DC Rail, which sidelined it at the end of 2013. It was put up for sale in 2017 but with no takers it was scrapped at Wolsingham by J Denham Metals in June 2018.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__info-wrapper block w-full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ProductInfo-template--25575232995715__main\" data-section=\"template--25575232995715__main\" data-url=\"\/products\/class-60-gbrf-60021\" class=\"product__info-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__blocks accordion-parent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__block product__block--price\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"price-template--25575232995715__main\" role=\"status\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"f-price f-price--large f-price--sold-out\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"f-price__regular\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeluxe Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighly-detailed OO gauge model, 1:76.2 scale on 16.5mm track\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum Radius 438mm (2nd Radius Set-track)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy Die-cast metal chassis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparate footsteps, brake cylinders, speed recorder and end brake rigging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRP25-110 profile OO gauge wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrake blocks on bogies in line with wheels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale width wire handrails\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtched metal\/plastic detail parts, incl. grab handles, steps, wipers, etc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtched metal roof grille\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEtched metal pre-painted nameplates, plaques and arrows (if applicable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccurate high-fidelity miniature snowploughs, chassis fitted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull underbody battery box\/air tank detail with pipework\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully sprung buffers, multiple pipework variations and screw couplings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKinetic NEM coupler mounts at correct height with mini-tension-lock couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDCC Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDCC ready with PowerPack capacitor for uninterrupted power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDCC ready [21-Pin MTX Socket] or factory-fitted with Original ESU LokSound 5 Decoder options.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFully detailed Lighting Pack features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirectional lighting, DC and DCC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLighting clusters with appropriate day and night-time settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwitchable Red and white marker lights (red can be switched individual lights or both on)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeparately switched cab lighting and illuminated, driver’s desk with auto\/off on movement.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"f-price__regular\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tfv1-tr even\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tfv1-td tfv1-label\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tfv1-data\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tfv1-tr odd tfv1-vis-first\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tfv1-td tfv1-label\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tfv1-td tfv1-value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tfv1-data\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eModel Length 281mm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tfv1-data\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModel Weight - \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"metafield-number_decimal\"\u003e800\u003c\/span\u003e g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Accurascale","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56782364148085,"sku":"ACC3188-DCC","price":284.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/5932\/9844\/files\/Screenshot2026-02-24at08.08.25.png?v=1771920548","url":"https:\/\/malcsmodels.co.uk\/products\/accurascale-class-31-chimaera-fragonset-no-31602-dcc-sound-fitted","provider":"Malcs Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}