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Heljan 3456

Class 33/0 33030 in EWS maroon and gold

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
3456
GTIN
5708769134565
RRP
£149.00
Release date
2016

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
EWS - English Welsh and Scottish
Gauge
OO
Based on preserved
No
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Power pickup
All wheels
Chassis construction
Diecast
Finish
Pristine
Coupling
NEM
Tooling date
2019
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Features
Directional lighting

Prototype information

In service until
Present
Total built
98
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Birmingham RCW
Build dates
1960 to 1962
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Operated by
British Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
Fragonset Railways
West Coast Railway Co.
Heritage Operators
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Tractive effort
45,000 lbf
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 33/0 33030 is a OO‑scale model of British Rail Class 33, supplied in the English Welsh and Scottish (EWS) maroon and gold livery. The model is produced to a pristine finish and carries running number 33030. It represents the initial privatisation period of the class, originally built between 1960 and 1962 by Birmingham RCW, of which 98 were produced.

The locomotive is a Bo‑Bo diesel with a maximum speed of 85 mph. It runs on a 2nd radius minimum curve of 438 mm and has all‑wheel power pickup. The model uses NEM couplings, a 8‑pin DCC Ready socket and features directional lighting. It is built to the standard British OO gauge and comes with manufacturer part number 3456.

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