Name: Heljan 1723 BR Blue D8534 Class 17 With Full Yellow Ends Diesel Locomotive
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 1723
Price: 139.95 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

BR Blue D8534 Class 17 With Full Yellow Ends Diesel Locomotive

Catalogue listing

Brand

Heljan

Product Code

1723

GTIN

5708769172314

RRP

£139.95

Release date

2020

Model details

DCC status

DCC Sound Fitted 8-pin socket

Gauge

Livery

BR blue

Tooling date

2009

Power pickup

All wheels

Finish

Pristine

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 1

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Minimum radius curve

1st Radius (371mm)

Coupling

NEM + Tension Lock

Name

W.P. Allen

Running number

D8534

Features

Directional lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive class^*

British Rail Class 17

Motive power

Diesel

Wheel arrangement

Bo-Bo

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 D8534 is a OO‑scale model of the British Rail Class 17 diesel locomotive in BR blue livery with full yellow ends. The locomotive is fitted with a DCC sound system and an 8‑pin socket for decoder installation.

The model measures 220 mm in length, rides on all wheels for power pickup and uses NEM couplings with a tension lock. It can negotiate a minimum radius of 371 mm (first radius), features directional lighting and a maximum speed of 60 mph when operated. The decoder compatible with this model is the Gaugemaster DCC92; a fitting service (including decoder cost) is available via the DCCFIT8 link. Note that sound fitting is not offered due to space constraints.

The prototype was built by Clayton/Beyer Peacock between 1962 and 1965, with a total of 117 units produced (number series D8500–D8616). They served British Rail from 1962 to 1971, later being used in industrial service until 1982, primarily in Scottish, Eastern and North Eastern regions for light goods and passenger work. The class was withdrawn after less than a decade because the twin‑engine design proved unreliable. As of 2018 only one example (D8568) remains preserved.