Name: Heljan 2722 Class 27 D5348 in BR blue with full yellow ends
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 2722
Price: 79.00 GBP

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

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand

Heljan

Product Code

2722

RRP

£79.00

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready 8-pin socket

Livery

BR blue

Gauge

Power pickup

All wheels

Tooling date

2006

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Coupling type

Tension lock

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Chassis construction

Diecast

Finish

Pristine

Coupling

NEM

Name

W.P. Allen

Running number

D5348

Features

Directional lighting

Prototype information

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

Operated by

British Rail

Tractive effort

42,000 lbf

Build dates

1961 to 1962

Builder

Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

In service until

1987

Wheel configuration

Bo-Bo

Total built

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

^* 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 D5348 is a OO‑scale model of the British Rail Class 27 diesel locomotive, painted in the original BR blue livery with full yellow ends. The model carries the running number D5348 and is supplied with a DCC‑ready 8‑pin socket, directional lighting and NEM couplings. Power is collected from all wheels and the locomotive is capable of running in either direction.

The model represents locomotives built between 1961 and 1962 by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co., of which 69 were produced. It features a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement, a maximum speed of 90 mph and a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (2nd radius). The product is identified by manufacturer part number 2722 and is finished to a pristine standard.