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)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Heljan
Product Code
2615
RRP
£139.95
Model details
Finish
Weathered
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR blue
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Tooling date
2006
Interior lighting
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Prototype information
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Builder
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
Total built
47
Build dates
1958 to 1959
Operated by
British Railways
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Tractive effort
42,000 lbf
In service until
1994
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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