Name: Heljan 2727 Class 27 5363 in BR blue with full yellow ends
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 2727
Price: 119.00 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

2727

RRP

£119.00

Release date

2015

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready 8-pin socket

Gauge

Livery

BR blue

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Based on preserved

Finish

Pristine

Tooling date

2006

Power pickup

All wheels

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Interior lighting

Coupling

NEM

Pickup in tender

Passenger figures

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Coupling type

Tension lock

Chassis construction

Diecast

Features

Directional lighting

Prototype information

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Builder

Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co.

Build dates

1961 to 1962

Total built

Tractive effort

42,000 lbf

Wheel configuration

Bo-Bo

Operated by

British Rail

Main duties

Mixed Traffic

In service until

1987

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 model 5363 is presented in British Rail blue with full yellow ends. The locomotive is a 2‑cylinder diesel, built to OO gauge standards and finished to a pristine condition. It carries the original running number 5363 and is supplied with directional lighting and power pickup from all wheels.

The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket and uses NEM couplings. It can negotiate a minimum radius curve of the second radius (438 mm) and is rated for a maximum speed of 90 mph. The wheel arrangement is Bo‑Bo and the livery reflects the pre‑TOPS British Rail blue period.

The prototype British Rail Class 27 was built by Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Co. between 1961 and 1962, with a total production run of 69 units. Heljan’s part number for this model is 2727.