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Prototype Era
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Expected Delivery Q2/Q3 2025 (Subject to change at Manufacturer's Discretion).
The Heljan Co-Bo is back! This iconic model, originally released in 2011, was produced exclusively for Hattons Model Railways, and is now available exclusively at Rails of Sheffield.
For the first time these models are now available with digital sound pre-fitted.
The full range includes re-runs of the most popular models as well as some new variations not covered in the range previously in BR green and BR blue. Aside from the new inclusion of DCC Sound provision, these models will also feature enhanced livery application over previous releases.
PRODUCT IMAGES
Please note - the images here show previous releases for illustrative purposes only.
PRODUCT FEATURES:
ABOUT THE CLASS 28:
The British Rail Class 28 (or Metro-Vick Type 2) were a class of diesel-electric locomotives built under the diesel loco Pilot Scheme as part of the British Railways Modernisation Plan. Often referred to as 'Co-Bos', 'Metrovicks' or 'Crossleys', the class featured a highly unusual Co-Bo wheel arrangement (a 6-wheel bogie at one end, and a 4-wheel bogie at the other). Unlike other Type 2 diesels, the class were fitted with two-stroke Crossley diesel units and had a very high tractive effort of 50,000 lbf. The engines suffered frequent failures and by 1961 the entire class was handed back to the manufacturer for remedial work.
They were known for being excessively noisy and emmitted too much smoke. All twenty Metrovicks were initially allocated to the Midland Division of BR's London Midland Region, where they were often used in pairs on the overnight London–Glasgow "Condor" express freight service. After the 1961 refurbishment they were all transferred to the Barrow-in-Furness 12E depot. They were withdrawn after only eleven years in service. A single example has been preserved at the East Lancashire Railway.
(Information provided via Wikipedia)
* 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.
Special commissions are usually only available new from the commissioning organisation, and may well have sold out on pre-order before they even end up listed here! But you may be able to find used items on marketplace or auction websites.
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Heljan
2812
Class 28 CoBo D5710 in BR green with no yellow ends
Heljan
2800
Class 28 Co-Bo D5700 in BR green with no yellow panels and modified windows
Heljan
2801
Class 28 Co-Bo D5705 BR Green with Small Yellow Panels (as preserved).
Heljan
2802
Class 28 Co-Bo BR Green Full Yellow Ends D5707 Diesel Locomotive
Heljan
2803
Class 28 Co-Bo Diesel D5718 BR Green with Small Yellow Panels - weathered
Heljan
2804
Class 28 Co-Bo Diesel D5708 BR Green with Full Yellow Ends (Weathered).
Heljan
2806
Class 28 Co-Bo Diesel D5701 BR Blue (Weathered).
Heljan
2807
Class 28 Co-Bo Diesel D5711 in Full BR Green with modified windows.
Heljan
2808
Class 28 Co-Bo Diesel D5712 BR Green with Small Yellow Panels
Heljan
2809
Class 28 Co-Bo Diesel D5708 BR Green with Full Yellow Ends.
Heljan
2810
Class 28 Co-Bo Diesel D5714 Full BR Green - with modified windows.
Heljan
2811
Class 28 Co-Bo Diesel D5702 BR Green with Small Yellow Panels.
Heljan
2813
Class 28 CoBo D5706 in BR green with small yellow ends
Heljan
2814
Class 28 CoBo D5717 in BR green with small yellow ends - heavily weathered
Heljan
2815
Class 28 CoBo D5709 in BR green with small yellow ends - lightly weathered