Compare N Class 86
                            
                                 
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| Manufacturer | Lima | Dapol | Dapol | 
| Year model introduced | 1967 | 2010 | 2019 | 
| DCC Capability | DCC suitability unknown | DCC Ready. 6-pin socket | DCC Ready. 18-pin socket | 
| Bodyshell | |||
| Bodyshells represented (of Prototypes) | |||
| Class 86/2 - Rebuilt with improved suspension & wheels | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Class 86/4 - Improved 86/0 & 86/3 with new suspension, wheels & push-pull | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Class 86/6 - Freight use, similar to 86/4 | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Detailing | |||
| Bodyshell - factory-fitted separate details | |||
| Door handles | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Handrails | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Jumper cables | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Nameplates - etched - require fitting | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Pantograph - Brecknell Willis high-speed | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Pantograph - Stone Faiveley AMBR | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Roof-mounted electrical components | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Roof-mounted tanks | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Chassis/underframe detail | |||
| Air tank | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Battery box | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Compressor | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Electrical equipment | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Footsteps | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Cab, footplate & interior detail | |||
| Detailed & painted | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Glazing | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Seating | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Window wipers | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Wheel "aesthetics" | |||
| Chemically-blackened | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Bufferbeam detail (pre-fitted) | |||
| Cosmetic coupling - hook only | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Bufferbeam detail (in detailing pack) | |||
| Pipework (for front) | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Pipework (for rear) | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Mechanical | |||
| Body Construction | No | 
Plastic with metal parts | 
                                        
Plastic with metal parts | 
                                
| Working cosmetic features | |||
| Pantograph (Unpowered but poseable) | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Chassis construction | No | 
Plastic & metal | 
                                        
Plastic & metal | 
                                
| Loco-driven wheels (number of) | No | 
8 wheels | 
                                        
8 wheels | 
                                
| Minimum radius | No | 
Radius 2 | 
                                        
Radius 2 | 
                                
| Coupling socket/mounting | |||
| NEM pockets | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Coupling type | No | 
N-gauge Arnold-Rapido with NEM socket | 
                                        
N-gauge Arnold-Rapido with NEM socket | 
                                
| Weighting (to assist adhesion) | |||
| Within chassis | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Separating the body from the chassis | No | 
Body clips off from chassis | 
                                        
Body clips off from chassis | 
                                
| Electrical | |||
| Motor type | No | 
5-pole supercreep with 2 flywheels | 
                                        
5-pole supercreep with 2 flywheels | 
                                
| Motor location | No | 
Centre of chassis | 
                                        
Centre of chassis | 
                                
| Power collection | No | 
2 rail DC | 
                                        
2 rail DC | 
                                
| Working lights | |||
| Directional headlights & tail lights | No | 
Yes | 
                                                
Yes | 
                                        
| Pickups | No | 
All wheels | 
                                        
All wheels | 
                                
| DCC speaker | No | 
No provision for speaker | 
                                        
No provision for speaker | 
                                
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