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Heljan 3903

LNER O2/2 - BR Black (Late Crest) - 63940 - OO Scale

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Prototype Era
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Introduced by the Great Northern Railway in 1921 to a design by Nigel Gresley, these powerful 2-8-0s were built to haul heavy mineral trains. Several batches were built over a 22 year period by the GNR and LNER, with numerous improvements such as better cabs and bigger tenders. Heljan's model depicts the later '02/3' and '0 2/4' variants.

FEATURES

• 21 pin DCC interface
  
• Factory fitted speaker in the tender
  
• NEM couplings
  
• Sprung buffers
  
• Exterior Details
  
• Tender and Locomotive Pickups
  
• Improved design and assembly over the previous batch
  
• More robust motion/valve gear

SPECIFICATIONS

• CLASS 02 (Tango)
• BUILT BY GNR / LNER Doncaster Works, North British, Glasgow
• NUMBER BUILT 67
• SERVICE CAREER 1921 - 1963
• REGION GNR/ LNER, BR Eastern Region
• PURPOSE Heavy mineral trains

MEASUREMENTS

• LENGTH 250mm

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

^* 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.

The Heljan Class O2/2 'Tango' model, numbered 63940, represents a British Railways locomotive from the 1920s. It features a late crest and is built to OO gauge standards. The model includes a 21-pin DCC interface, NEM couplings, and sprung buffers. The locomotive is DCC ready and has a pristine finish. It is designed to represent a 2-8-0 steam locomotive with a heavy mineral train hauling capability.

The real-life locomotives of this class were built by the Great Northern Railway and later by the London & North Eastern Railway, with a total of 67 units produced between 1921 and 1943. The model depicts the later variants of the O2/2 class, which featured improved cabs and tenders. The locomotive was used for heavy mineral trains in the GNR, LNER, and BR Eastern Region until its retirement in 1963.

The model has a length of 250mm and requires a minimum radius curve of 2nd radius, equivalent to 438mm. It has a locomotive-only power pickup and is designed to represent a BR black livery with late crest.