Class 35-400

The class 35-400 diesel electric locomotives were placed in service starting in 1976, and finishing in 1980. They are the GE U15C, and were constructed in South Africa by Dorbyl. They differ from the earlier class 35-000 (which were manufactured in the US) in that they have a shorter hump on the roof with the air intakes on the side of the body.

The model is supplied powered only (there is no dummy available) and in 16.5mm or 12mm gauge. It includes couplers, screws and separately detail parts (Horns and vacuum pipes). It is DCC ready (8pin NEM socket) and directional lighting can be added by adding LEDs to the internal circuit board and optical fibre. It is supplied unweighted to reduce postage costs, we suggest using car tyre stick-on balancing weights to add weight to the model. The modeller will need to supply paint, decals and window glazing (Overhead Projector film works well for this)