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Heljan 3340

Class 33/1 diesel 33105 in BR blue with white windows

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
3340
RRP
£79.00

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR blue
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Name
W.P. Allen
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Finish
Pristine
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Tooling date
2005
Running number
33105

Prototype information

Tractive effort
45,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Total built
98
In service until
Present
Operated by
British Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
Fragonset Railways
West Coast Railway Co.
Heritage Operators
Builder
Birmingham RCW
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Build dates
1960 to 1962
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 33
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built
August 1948
Built by
Birmingham RCW
Total produced
98

* 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 33/1 diesel 33105 is a model of a British Rail Class 33 locomotive in the original British Rail blue livery, featuring white windows. The model is built to OO gauge standards and is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, allowing it to be controlled on digital command control systems.

The locomotive is finished in pristine condition and carries the running number 33105. It represents a unit built between 1960 and 1962, of which 98 were produced. The model includes all‑wheel power pickup, NEM / tension‑lock couplings, and a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement. It is capable of negotiating a minimum radius of curve 2 and has a top speed of 85 mph in the prototype.

Technical details include the manufacturer part number 3340, with the original builder being Birmingham RCW. The model depicts the period before the introduction of the TOPS system, when British Rail locomotives were painted in the standard British Rail blue colour scheme.

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