Heljan 3342

Class 33/1 diesel 33108 in Civil Engineers Dutch livery

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

Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
3342
RRP
£79.00

Model details

Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Pickup in tender
No
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
Civil Engineers Dutch
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Passenger figures
No
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2005
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No

Prototype information

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

* 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 33108 is an OO gauge model of a British Rail Class 33 locomotive painted in the Civil Engineers Dutch livery. The model carries the running number 33108 and the manufacturer part number 3342, and is supplied in a pristine finish.

The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, all wheels provide power pickup and it uses NEM/tension‑lock couplings. It can negotiate a minimum radius curve of radius 2 and is equipped for the standard OO gauge track.

Representing a locomotive built between 1960 and 1962 by Birmingham RCW, the prototype was a Bo‑Bo diesel with a maximum speed of 85 mph. A total of 98 of the original locomotives were produced and they operated under British Rail during the sectorisation period.

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