Heljan 2709

Class 27 D5389 in BR blue with small yellow panels

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Prototype Era
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
2709
RRP
£99.95
Release date
July 2012

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR blue
Gauge
OO
Tooling date
2006
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Diecast
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Coupling
NEM
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Running number
D5389
Features
Directional lighting

Prototype information

In service until
1987
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Operated by
British Rail
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Tractive effort
42,000 lbf
Total built
69
Build dates
1961 to 1962
Builder
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 27
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built
August 1948
Built by
Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.
Total produced
69

* 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 model depicts British Rail Class 27 locomotive D5389 in the original British Rail blue livery with small yellow panels. It is an OO‑scale (4 mm) die‑cast replica finished in pristine condition, featuring directional lighting, power pickup from all wheels and an 8‑pin DCC ready socket. The model carries the correct running number D5389 and uses NEM couplings.

Technical details: the locomotive is represented in the pre‑TOPS British Rail blue period, built by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. between 1961 and 1962, with a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement and a maximum speed of 90 mph. It requires a minimum curve radius of the 2nd radius (438 mm). The manufacturer part number is 2709; a total of 69 locomotives of this class were produced.

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