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Heljan 1703

Class 17 Clayton diesel D8603 BR green with small yellow panel

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
1703
RRP
£89.00

Model details

Minimum radius
Radius 1
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
2009
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
DCC status
DCC Sound Fitted 8-pin socket
Livery
BR green with late crest
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Coupling
NEM + Tension Lock
Gauge
OO
Coupling type
Tension lock
Running number
D8603
Features
Directional lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 17
Motive power
Diesel
Built
August 1948
Total produced
117

* 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 Class 17 Clayton diesel D8603 is a British Rail Class 17 model in OO gauge, finished in pristine condition. The locomotive is painted in BR green with a late crest and bears the running number D8603. It represents a unit built between 1962 and 1965, one of 117 produced for British Railways, with a maximum speed of 60 mph.

The model is fitted with DCC sound and includes an 8‑pin socket. It features directional lighting, power pickup via all wheels, and NEM couplings with a tension lock. The minimum curve radius is 371 mm (first radius). The locomotive is powered by a diesel motor and comes with a manufacturer part number 1703.

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