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Heljan 2543

Class 25/3 D5243 BR Two Tone Green Small Yellow Panels

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

The model represents the final development of the 478 Derby/Sulzer Type 2s, which started with Class 24 in the late-1950s these locomotives were built by Derby Works and Beyer, Peacock of Manchester between December 1963 and April 1967. This Heljan Class 25/3 will feature their renowned high-performance chassis with all-wheel drive and all-wheel pick-up, illuminated headcode panels and marker lights, a 21-pin DCC decoder interface and provision for DCC sound.

The models will feature enhanced cab interior decoration to highlight the superb detail inside, plus a few 'tweaks' to the original specification based on customer feedback. The cab interior lights will be omitted and the tail lights will now be independently switchable in DCC mode. Speaker installation for DCC sound will also be easier thanks to the provision of factory-fitted wire leads in the relevant plug/socket on the chassis PCB. All models will also be supplied with an additional bag of bufferbeam detailing parts, as well as the existing selection of step and grille plates, snowploughs and couplers.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

^* 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.

The Heljan Class 25 BR two-tone green Small Yellow Panels D5243 Diesel Locomotive is a model railway locomotive representing a Class 25 diesel locomotive built by British Railways.

The model is available in OO gauge and is DCC Ready, featuring a 21-pin socket for easy decoder installation. It has a running number of D5243 and a length of 200mm.

The model is designed to represent a locomotive built by Derby Works and Beyer, Peacock of Manchester between 1961 and 1967, with a maximum speed of 90mph. It features all-wheel drive and all-wheel pick-up, illuminated headcode panels and marker lights, and a high-performance chassis.

The model has undergone improvements, including higher quality exterior and interior decoration, modified tooling, and 'tweaks' to improve lighting features, such as independently switchable tail lights in DCC mode.

The model features a detailed cab interior, with enhanced decoration and additional detailing parts, including bufferbeam parts, step and grille plates, snowploughs, and couplers.

The specifications of the model include a gauge of OO, livery of BR two-tone green with small yellow panels, running number D5243, and built by Derby Works and Beyer, Peacock of Manchester. The service career of the model is represented as 1963-1967, with a purpose of freight and passenger traffic, and a region of all regions.

The model has measurements of 200mm in length and a minimum radius curve of Radius 2. It has power pickup on all wheels and a coupling of NEM/Tension lock. The model also features interior lighting.