Heljan 2706

Class 27 BRCW Sulzer diesel D5385 in BR green with small yellow panels

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
2706
RRP
£79.00

Model details

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

Prototype information

Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Build dates
1961 to 1962
Total built
69
Tractive effort
42,000 lbf
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Operated by
British Rail
In service until
1987
Builder
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 27
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built by
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.

* 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 Class 27 BRCW Sulzer diesel D5385 is a OO gauge model locomotive finished in British Rail green with a late crest and small yellow panels. The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, NEM couplings and directional lighting, and all wheels provide power pickup. It represents a British Rail Class 27 diesel built by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. between 1961 and 1962, a type that operated under British Railways with a maximum speed of 90 mph and a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement.

The model bears the running number D5385, uses a 2nd radius minimum curve of 438 mm, and is supplied in a pristine condition. It carries the manufacturer part number 2706 and depicts the early crest period of British Railways. Only 69 locomotives of the original class were produced.

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