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Heljan 3465

Class 33025 West Coast Railways Diesel Locomotive

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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

HELJAN is working on a new batch of OO gauge Class 33/0 diesel locomotives for release in 2021. The classic BRCW Type 3 is always a strong seller but their most recent batch of headlight-fitted models sold through in double-quick time.

This HELJAN OO gauge Class 33/0 features their proven high-performance motor/flywheel chassis, LED headlights and marker lights and an 8-pin DCC decoder interface. As before, the specification also includes sprung buffers, wire handrails, etched grilles, separately fitted windscreen wipers, bogie and bufferbeam details.

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Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
3465
GTIN
5708769346500
RRP
£159.00
Release date
2021

Model details

Gauge
OO
Livery
West Coast Railway Company
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Name
W.P. Allen
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2019
Running number
33025
Features
Directional lighting

Prototype information

Operated by
British Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
Fragonset Railways
West Coast Railway Co.
Heritage Operators
Total built
98
Tractive effort
45,000 lbf
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Builder
Birmingham RCW
Build dates
1960 to 1962
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
In service until
Present
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 33025 is an OO gauge model of the British Rail Class 33 diesel locomotive, supplied in West Coast Railways corporate livery. The model represents a locomotive built between 1960 and 1962, one of the 98 produced by Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon, and bears the running number 33025.

The locomotive is finished in a pristine paint scheme and measures 90 mm over the buffers. It has a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement with cast‑profiled wheels that are correctly coloured, and all wheels provide power pickup. The model is fitted with NEM couplers with tension‑lock, sprung buffers, etched grille details, wire handrails, separately fitted windscreen wipers and detailed bogie and buffer‑beam components.

Operationally the model is DCC ready, offering an 8‑pin socket and directional lighting. LED headlights and marker lights are mounted in the headlamp housing, and the chassis uses Heljan’s proven high‑performance motor and flywheel arrangement. The model also includes a realistic wheel colour finish and a pristine body paint.

Heljan announced a new batch of OO gauge Class 33/0 models for release on 01 January 2021. The model is intended to represent the post‑war rebuilding period of British railways and continues to be a strong seller among collectors of diesel locomotives.

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