Heljan 2611

Class 26 BRCW Sulzer diesel 26031 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
2611
RRP
£79.00

Model details

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

Prototype information

Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Operated by
British Railways
Tractive effort
42,000 lbf
Build dates
1958 to 1959
Builder
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Total built
47
In service until
1994
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 00 gauge model of a British Rail Class 26 diesel locomotive, number 26031, in British Rail blue with full yellow ends, boiler tank and blanked cab doors. The locomotive is finished in pristine condition and fitted with an 8‑pin DCC socket for ready‑to‑run operation.

The model is equipped with NEM couplings, directional lighting and power pickup on all wheels. It represents a Bo‑Bo diesel built by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company between 1958 and 1959, a class that originally operated under British Rail in the pre‑TOPS era with a maximum speed of 75 mph. The minimum curve radius is specified as 2nd radius (438 mm).

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