{"product_id":"idr-ho-f-207-vr-blue-1","title":"IDR HO F 207 VR Blue - DCC Sound","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThis item is a \u003cem\u003ePre-Orderable\u003c\/em\u003e Product,\u003cbr\u003e  \r\n\t\t\t\tPlease Click the [Pre-Order Information] Tab, for Terms and Conditions.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Victorian Railways F class was VR's first fleet of diesel-electric locomotives, introduced to take over shunting duties from steam power around the Melbourne yards, with additional postings to Geelong, Seymour, Wodonga and Bendigo. Ten units were built new for VR, while a further six joined the fleet second-hand from the State Electricity Commission of Victoria; despite carrying SEC livery and numbering, there's no record that these six ever actually worked SEC traffic - it appears VR leased them from new and later took ownership outright. All sixteen locomotives were built in the UK by the Dick, Kerr Works. IDR Models is recreating the VR F class in HO scale (1:87.1), spanning five distinct body variations to capture the class across its long service life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreorders for the VR \/ SEC F class are open now, with the range currently at the assembly stage. Delivery is scheduled for September 2026, and preorders will close at the end of August 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eF 207 wears Victorian Railways' blue and gold livery in this release, one of several F class locomotives that spent the bulk of their careers in this scheme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery model in the range rides on a 5-pole motor and is fitted with a 21-pin socket for an ESU LokSound V5 decoder, along with an operating headlight, working shunter's marker lights and scale-size couplers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the DCC Sound-fitted version, running an ESU LokSound V5 decoder with switchable cab lighting and a built-in Stay Alive capacitor to keep sound and lighting running through dirty track or trackwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IDR MODELS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46733262979233,"sku":"IDR-F-15S","price":435.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/9754\/files\/F_CLASS_-_Locomotive_-_V2_VR_Blue_Front_8e5eec11-0d24-440c-9e23-7d39d80412f0.jpg?v=1784682175","url":"https:\/\/www.hearnshobbies.com\/products\/idr-ho-f-207-vr-blue-1","provider":"Hearns Hobbies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}