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A short video of the Southeastern Electrostar running around my layout, which is based on Sevenoaks in Kent. For more details, please see the forum post at www.rmweb.co.u...
The unit, a Class 375-8 Electrostar, was built by converting two Bachmann Class 171 Turbostar models. The cab fronts were 3d printed in 4 separate parts, and have brass etch detail for the gangway, headlight surrounds and windscreen wipers. The head and tail lights were made with the help of my Dad, and use RGB surface mount LEDs to display either warm white or red depending on direction of travel. They work really well, even when the units are running at low speeds.
The layout itself is modelled on Sevenoaks in Kent, UK, and covers the period between electrification in the late 1980s, to the present day. I'll be uploading videos of some of the other units that operate on the layout, which include a Class 465 Networker, and older slam door Mk1 units like the 4-VEP and 4-CEP.
Sevenoaks is a commuter town in Kent, and the station sees passenger services to London Charing Cross, Cannon Street and Blackfriars, from towns such as Hastings, Dover and Ashford. There are also services to Bedford and Luton via the Thameslink service, which is operated by Siemens Class 700 trains. The station also sees a good variety of freight and departmental traffic, which makes it a very interesting station to model.
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