Revolution Trains has opened the order book for its upcoming Electrostars in N. CAD has been completed and the models will be going into tooling very soon. (If you are having problems placing an order please see our News item about issues with our card payment processor.)
The models have been competitively priced for pre-order customers at just £284.95 (DC Silent) and £384.95 (DCC Sound) for a complete four-car train.
Prototype operations
Now in service for a quarter of a century the Electrostars of various classes are the most populous units on the network with over 500 sets in service.
Photos clockwise from top left: 375707 at Wandsworth (John Taylor/Creative Commons), 377105 at Batttersea (Michael Garnett/Creative Commons), 377407 at Sydenham (Hugh Llewelyn/Creative Commons), 387160 at Taplow (John Ray/Creative Commons), 387203 at Harringay (Hugh Llewelyn/Creative Commons) and 387120 at Kings Cross (Hugh Llewelyn/Creative Commons).
They operate across southern England on commuter trains radiating from London to Kent, West and East Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. They also operate routes across the capital to Buckinghamshire (Milton Keynes), Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.
The model
Revolution’s tooling suite enables us to offer detail variations including ribbon or gasket glazing, two-part or three-part front lights, and pantographs fitted or unfitted, so most variants can be offered including Class 375, 377/1, 377/2, 377/4 and 387/1 and 387/2.
The models feature illuminated destination blinds, directional head and tail lights (which can be switched off for multiple working), full interior saloon lighting and where appropriate pantograph and forward facing camera lights. DCC users also have working Central Door Locking lights.
Where lights are controllable the switches are conveniently hidden below magnetic roof panels. For DCC users kinematic power couplers ensure only a single Next-18 decoder is required, and the socket is accessed via a removable underfloor panel, so there is no need to remove the bodyshell.
All models are supplied with speakers pre-fitted so upgrading to sound is simple, and realistic cosmetic couplers are incluided along with functional couplers for multiple working.
Livery options
The full list of versions on offer is:
Class 375 Southeastern.
Class 377 First Capital Connect.
- Also available 377510 (Bedford – Brighton) in Great Northern branded ex-FCC livery without urban lights graphics.
Class 377 Southern.
- Also available 377210 (dual voltage unit Brighton-Bedford) in Thameslink branded ex-Southern livery.
Class 387/2 Gatwick Express.
- Also available 377201 (Kings Cross – Ely, 377205 (London Paddington – Newbury) in debranded Gatwick Express livery.
Class 387/1 Great Northern.
Class 387/1 GWR.
