Name: Heljan 2603 Class 26 BRCW Sulzer diesel D5340 in BR blue with full yellow ends
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 2603
Price: 79.00 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand

Heljan

Product Code

2603

RRP

£79.00

Model details

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

DCC status

DCC Ready 8-pin socket

Livery

BR blue

Gauge

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Minimum radius curve

Radius 2

Power pickup

All wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Tooling date

2006

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Finish

Pristine

Name

W.P. Allen

Running number

D5340

Prototype information

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Build dates

1958 to 1959

Total built

Tractive effort

42,000 lbf

Wheel configuration

Bo-Bo

Operated by

British Railways

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

In service until

1994

Builder

Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company

Locomotive class^*

British Rail Class 26

Motive power

Diesel

Wheel arrangement

Bo-Bo

Built

August 1948

Built by

Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company

Total produced

^* 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 26 model (BR blue with full yellow ends) represents the British Rail Class 26 diesel locomotive (number D5340). The kit is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, finished in a pristine condition and fitted with all‑wheel power pickup. It is supplied in OO gauge and carries NEM/tension‑lock couplings.

The prototype was built by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company in 1958‑1959, with a total production run of 47 units. It features a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement, a maximum speed of 75 mph and a minimum radius of 2 inches. The model bears the manufacturer part number 2603 and depicts the pre‑TOPS British Rail Blue livery.

Key specifications: DCC ready, BR blue livery, gauge OO, pristine finish, running number D5340, power pickup from all wheels, NEM/tension‑lock coupling, diesel motive power, built 1958‑1959, total produced 47, class British Rail Class 26, operator British Rail, max speed 75 mph, wheel arrangement Bo‑Bo, built by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company, period represented British Rail Blue (pre‑TOPS).