Name: Heljan 3910 Tango O2 3965 LNER Stepped Tender
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 3910
Price: 184.95 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)

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.

Catalogue listing

Brand

Heljan

Product Code

3910

GTIN

5708769139102

RRP

£184.95

Release date

January 2016

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready 21-pin socket

Gauge

Livery

LNER black

Coupling type

Tension lock

Tooling date

2016

Power pickup

Locomotive only

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Based on preserved

Directional lighting

Interior lighting

Finish

Pristine

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Passenger figures

Pickup in tender

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Prototype information

Region

GNR/ LNER, BR Eastern Region

Used for

Heavy mineral trains

In service until

1963

Operated by

Great Northern Railway
LNER
British Railways

Main duties

Freight

Tractive effort

36,740 lbf

Total built

Builder

Doncaster Works
North British Locomotive Co.

Build date

1918 - 1943

Wheel configuration

2-8-0

Locomotive class^*

London & North Eastern Railway O2/3

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

2-8-0

Built by

GNR / LNER Doncaster Works, North British, Glasgow

Total produced

^* 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 Tango 3965 LNER Stepped Tender is a OO gauge, DCC ready model locomotive featuring a 21‑pin socket. The kit is supplied in a pristine finish and carries the running number 3965 in the LNER black livery. It measures 250 mm in length and is designed for a minimum radius curve of the second radius (438 mm). The model includes NEM/tension‑lock couplings and a power pickup restricted to the locomotive.

The prototype was introduced by the Great Northern Railway in 1921 to a design by Nigel Gresley and built in 1932 at Doncaster Works and North British, Glasgow. Classified as LNER O2/3, the 2‑8‑0 steam engine was intended for heavy mineral train work and operated in the GNR/LNER network, later the British Rail Eastern Region. A total of 67 were produced, with later batches featuring improved cabs and larger tenders.

The model represents the later O2/3 and O2/4 variants and is intended to depict the period of the Big Four railway companies (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR). The manufacturer part number is 3910.