Heljan 2637

Class 26 BRCW Sulzer diesel 26043 in Engineers Dutch grey & yellow livery with Eastfield depot plaques

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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
2637
RRP
£79.00

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
Civil Engineers Dutch
Gauge
OO
Coupling
NEM
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Finish
Pristine
Power pickup
All wheels
Tooling date
2006
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Name
W.P. Allen
Running number
26043
Features
Directional lighting

Prototype information

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

* 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 model of British Rail Class 26 locomotive, number 26043, in the Civil Engineers Dutch grey and yellow livery, complete with Eastfield depot plaques. The model is in OO gauge, finished in a pristine condition, and features directional lighting, NEM couplings and a 2nd radius minimum curve of 438 mm.

The locomotive is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, powered via all wheels, and true to the original Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement. It represents a diesel‑powered Sulzer‑engined unit built by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company between 1958 and 1959, of which 47 were produced. The prototype operated for British Rail, carried a maximum speed of 75 mph and bore the TOPS British Rail Blue livery.

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