Heljan 2610

Class 26 BRCW Sulzer diesel 26028 in BR blue with full yellow ends, boiler tank and blanked cab doors

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
2610
RRP
£79.00

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR blue
Gauge
OO
Power pickup
All wheels
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Based on preserved
No
Finish
Pristine
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Interior lighting
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Coupling
NEM
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Tooling date
2006
Features
Directional lighting

Prototype information

In service until
1994
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Builder
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Operated by
British Railways
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Tractive effort
42,000 lbf
Total built
47
Build dates
1958 to 1959
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 26
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built by
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company

* 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 OO gauge model of a British Rail Class 26 diesel locomotive, number 26028, finished in BR blue with full yellow ends, a boiler tank and blanked cab doors.

The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, NEM couplings and power pickup from all wheels. It includes directional lighting and can negotiate a minimum curve of the 2nd radius (438 mm). The wheel arrangement is Bo‑Bo and the locomotive is capable of a top speed of 75 mph.

It represents a locomotive built between 1958 and 1959 by the Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company for British Rail. Only 47 examples were produced; the model bears the running number 26028, is in the pre‑TOPS British Rail blue livery and carries the manufacturer part number 2610.

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