Heljan 2643

Class 26 - BR Blue - 26023 - OO Scale

Name: Heljan 2643 Class 26 - BR Blue - 26023 - OO Scale
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 2643
Price: 229.00 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

FEATURES

Finer body detail and refined shape
Much improved bogie detail and relief
Redesigned and upgraded chassis, 21-pin DCC interface
Designed for ‘plug and play’ conversion to DCC sound
Detachable access panel in roof
Enhanced lighting features - independently switchable marker, tail, cab and engine room lights
Very fine etched radiator grilles
All-new Far North Line version with twin headlights (also switchable)
Several body options: As built Class 26/1 with tablet catcher & recess, unrefurbished locos with tablet catcher recess plated over and refurbished dual-braked locos with air tank cradle between bogies
All-wheel drive and pick-up
Powerful, smooth-running 5-pole motor with flywheel
Sprung Oleo buffers
Optional tablet catcher arm
Optional three-piece miniature snowploughs
Original or plated over cab door windows
Enhanced decoration with additional printed elements on body and underframe

Catalogue listing

Brand

Heljan

Product Code

2643

GTIN

5708769026433

RRP

£229.00

Release date

Q2 2024

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready (21 pin socket)

Minimum radius curve

Radius 2

Power pickup

All wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Diecast

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Livery

Blue w/Tablet Catcher Recess

Tooling date

2024

DCC

DCC Ready (21 pin socket)

Running number

26 023

Features

Interior lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Builder

Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company

Build dates

1958 to 1959

Operated by

British Railways

Wheel configuration

Bo-Bo

Tractive effort

42,000 lbf

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

Total built

In service until

1994

Locomotive class^*

Operator

Wheel arrangement

Bo-Bo

Built

1958 to 1959

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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The Heljan company has announced the introduction of a new OO gauge model of the Class 26 diesel locomotive in BR Blue livery with a tablet catcher recess. This model features a 21-pin DCC interface, allowing for easy conversion to digital control, and comes with separately switchable headlights, marker and tail lights, and cab and engine room interior lighting.

The new model is part of a comprehensive overhaul of Heljan's OO gauge Class 26 range, which will include mechanical, detail, and electronics upgrades. The initial release will feature two models depicting locomotives in typical 1970s condition and a mid-1980s machine with Inverness depot's 'Highland Rail' emblem. The models will also feature early style circular radio pods and a range of other features, including a refined body shape, improved bogie detail, and a redesigned chassis.

The new models are designed to meet the expectations of modern modellers and will be followed by a range of upgraded Class 26/1s covering the entire BR career of the BRCW Type 2s from the late-1950s to withdrawal in 1993. An upgraded Class 26/0 variant is also planned, with further details to be confirmed later this year.