Heljan 1712

Class 17 Clayton diesel D8501 BR Green with small yellow panels

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
1712
RRP
£99.00

Model details

DCC status
DCC Sound Fitted 8-pin socket
Livery
BR green with late crest
Gauge
OO
Tooling date
2009
Power pickup
All wheels
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius curve
1st Radius (371mm)
Interior lighting
No
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Based on preserved
No
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling
NEM + Tension Lock
Features
Directional lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 17
Motive power
Diesel

* 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’s OO gauge model replicates the British Rail Class 17 diesel locomotive D8501, painted in BR green with late crest markings and small yellow panel accents. The model is finished to a pristine standard and carries the original running number D8501.

It is equipped with DCC sound, an 8‑pin socket, directional lighting and all‑wheel power pickup. The locomotive uses NEM couplers with a tension lock, can negotiate a minimum radius of 371 mm and is capable of running at up to 60 mph. The model represents a locomotive built between 1962 and 1965, of which 117 were produced.

Manufacturer part number 1712, the model is marketed as a representation of the early‑crest period of British Railways.

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