Name: Heljan 1510 Class 15 D8208 in Green with SYP with additional yellow pannel on 'B' end
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 1510
Price: 119.00 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Class 15 D8208 in Green with SYP with additional yellow pannel on 'B' end

ADDITIONAL SERVICES/INFORMATION

Suitable decoder Gaugemaster DCC92

If you require out fitting service please follow the link and add it to your basket (please note that this includes the price of the decoder) DCCFIT8

Please note that due to space limitations we are unable to offer sound fitting on this locomotive

Catalogue listing

Brand

Heljan

Product Code

1510

GTIN

5708769115106

RRP

£119.00

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready 8-pin socket

Gauge

Livery

BR green with late crest

Power pickup

All wheels

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Tooling date

2010

Name

W.P. Allen

Finish

Pristine

Coupling

NEM

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Running number

D8208

Features

Directional lighting

Prototype information

Wheel configuration

Bo-Bo

Operated by

British Railways

Main duties

Freight

In service until

1971

Builder

British Thomson Houston
at Yorkshire Engine Company (Batch 1)
British Thomson Houston
at Clayton Equipment Co (Batch 2)

Build dates

1957 to 1961

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Total built

Tractive effort

37,500 lbf

Locomotive class^*

British Rail Class 15

Motive power

Diesel

Wheel arrangement

Bo-Bo

Built

August 1948

Built by

British Thomson Houston at Yorkshire Engine Company (Batch 1) British Thomson Houston at Clayton Equipment Co (Batch 2)

Total produced

^* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.

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Heljan British Rail Class 15 locomotive D8208 is presented in BR green livery with a late crest and an additional yellow panel on the B‑end, fitted with a Small Yellow Panel (SYP). The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket and is compatible with the Gaugemaster DCC92 decoder. It is supplied as a ready‑to‑run OO gauge kit, with a pristine finish and directional lighting, power being collected from all wheels.

Technical data includes a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement, NEM couplings and a minimum curve radius of 2nd radius (438 mm). The locomotive represents a diesel‑powered Class 15 built between 1957 and 1961 by British Thomson Houston (first batch at Yorkshire Engine Company, second batch at Clayton Equipment Co). It carries the running number D8208, a maximum speed of 60 mph, and a manufacturer part number 1510. The model represents the British Railways late‑crest period.

Additional information: an optional outfitting service is available (code DCCFIT8) which includes the price of the decoder. Sound fitting is not offered due to space limitations.

Heljan 1510