Heljan 19400

GWR AEC diesel railcar 22 in GWR chocolate and cream with white roof and shirtbutton emblem

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
19400
GTIN
5708769194002
RRP
£189.00
Release date
2021

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 21-pin socket
Gauge
OO
Livery
GWR chocolate and cream
Tooling date
2021
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Finish
Pristine
Coupling
NEM
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Based on preserved
No
Passenger figures
No
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Diecast
Features
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Pickup in tender

Prototype information

Build dates
1940 to 1942
Main duties
Local Passenger
Type of unit
Single Diesel Railcar
In service until
1962
Passenger capacity
48
Operated by
Great Western Railway
British Railways
Builder
GWR Swindon Works
Locomotive class*
Great Western Railway AEC Railcar
Motive power
Electric
Built by
GWR Swindon Works

* 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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The model is a Heljan OO‑scale replica of Great Western Railway AEC railcar number 22, finished in the GWR chocolate and cream livery with a white roof and a shirt‑button emblem. It depicts a railcar built at Swindon Works between 1934 and 1942, one of 38 produced for the GWR during the period known as the Big Four.

The kit is supplied in pristine condition, fitted with a 21‑pin DCC socket and ready for digital control. It features NEM couplings, directional and interior lighting, power pickup via all wheels, and can negotiate a minimum radius of 438 mm (2nd radius). The model is listed under manufacturer part number 19400.

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