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
2638
GTIN
5708769126386
RRP
£129.95
Model details
Tooling date
2006
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Finish
Pristine
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR blue
Gauge
OO
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Coupling
NEM
Interior lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Features
Directional lighting
Prototype information
Total built
47
Build dates
1958 to 1959
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company
In service until
1994
Tractive effort
42,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Operated by
British Railways
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
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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