Lancaster-Heysham

LBSCR Crystal Palace

LBSCR Coulsdon

LBSCR South London

AM1

AM2/Class 302

AM3/Class 303

AM4/Class 304

AM5/Class 305

AM6/Class 306

AM7/Class 307

AM8/Class 308

AM9/Class 309

AM10/Class 310

AM11/Class 311

Class 312

Class 313

Class 314

Class 315

Class 317

Class 318

Class 319

Class 320

Class 321

Class 322

Class 323

Class 325

Class 331

Class 332

Class 333

Class 334 Juniper

Class 345 Aventra

Class 350 Desiro

Class 357 Electrostar

Class 360 Desiro

Class 365 Networker

Class 370 APT-P

Class 373 Eurostar

Class 374 Eurostar

Class 375 Electrostar

Class 377 Electrostar

Class 378 Capitalstar

Class 379 Electrostar

Class 380 Desiro

Class 381 Networker

Class 385

Class 387 Electrostar

Class 390 Pendolino

Class 395 Javelin

Class 397

Class 399 Citylink

Class 700 Desiro City

Class 707 Desiro City

Class 710 Aventra

Class 717 Desiro City

Class 720 Aventra

Class 800 Super Express

Class 801 Super Express

Class 802 Super Express

Class 323 Hunslet Transportation Projects

The 43 three car Class 323 EMU's were built between 1992 and 1996 by Hunslet Transportation Projects in Leeds. They were amongst the last new trains delivered to British Rail before privatisation. Twenty-six went to Midlands to work the Cross City line, replacing Tyseley's aging fleet of First Generation DMU's. The remaining 17 went to Northern Trains working around Manchester replacing the older Class 304 and Class 305 EMU's.

Class 323 resin cast cab ends as supplied

My take on this EMU is a 3D Printed resin cast kit sold on eBay, from the same person as my Class 313 in fact. Three varieties are produced, original, mid-life refurbishement and current refurbishment. I have opted for the original 'as built' version. The kit consists of six half body shells. The correct halves are simply glued together and the gaps filled and smoothed off. My version will be in the Centro livery.

Class 323 resin cast pantograph end as supplied

Further parts, such as etched window frames, bogie sideframes (motor bogies RFS BP62, trailing bogies RFS BT52)  and underfloor equipment will be produced at a later stage. Other parts have to be sourced separately, such as the Brecknell-Willis pantograph, seats, powered motor bogie, BSI Tightlock Coupler etc.

The original Centro livery is basically a variation of the Regional Railways livery, with the dark blue window band being replaced with green. The colours needed are: Roof - Executive Dark Grey (P147), Upper bodyside - Centro Green (P206), Provincial Light Blue (P153) and Rail White (P149) for the stripes and Lower Bodyside - Silver Grey (P180). In addition to the orange cantrail stripe, a variation with the Centro livery is a thin yellow stripe in the white band. Fox Transfers also produce suitable blue and white lining stripes, including the thin yellow band (ref. F4716).