Heljan 2320

Class 23 Baby Deltic D5900 green with headcode discs and frost grilles - gloss

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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
2320
RRP
£129.95
Release date
February 2014

Model details

Tooling date
2011
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR green with late crest
Gauge
OO
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Running number
D5900

Prototype information

In service until
1971
Main duties
Passenger Services
Total built
10
Builder
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Build dates
1959
Tractive effort
47,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Operated by
British Railways
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 23 "Baby Deltic"
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built
August 1948
Built by
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Total produced
10

* 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 23 Baby Deltic D5900 is a 4‑mm scale model in OO gauge, finished in a pristine BR green livery with a late crest and fitted with headcode discs and frosted grilles. The locomotive is DCC ready, featuring an 8‑pin socket, and powers its wheels via all‑wheel pick‑up. It is supplied with NEM/Tension‑lock couplings and runs on diesel power.

The model represents British Railways Class 23 “Baby Deltic” No. D5900, built in 1959 by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry. The real locomotive had a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement, a maximum speed of 75 mph, and a total production run of ten units. The model’s minimum radius curve is listed as 2nd radius (438 mm).

Manufacturer part number 2320. The period depicted is British Railways early crest. The model is suitable for use on standard OO gauge layouts.

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