Name: Heljan 3930 Gresley O2/1 477 GNR Lined Grey
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 3930
Price: 219.00 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping

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

3930

GTIN

5708769039303

RRP

£219.00

Release date

Q1 2024

Model details

Tooling date

2024

DCC status

DCC Ready 21-pin socket

Gauge

Livery

GNR - Great Northern Railway

Power pickup

Locomotive only

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Coupling type

Tension lock

Finish

Pristine

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Diecast

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Coupling

NEM

Name

W.P. Allen

Running number

477

Prototype information

Used for

Heavy mineral trains

Builder

Doncaster Works
North British Locomotive Co.

Region

GNR/ LNER, BR Eastern Region

Operated by

Great Northern Railway
LNER
British Railways

Wheel configuration

2-8-0

Tractive effort

36,740 lbf

Total built

Build date

1918 - 1943

In service until

1963

Main duties

Freight

Locomotive class^*

02 (Tango)

Motive power

Steam

Wheel arrangement

2-8-0

Built

August 1948

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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The Heljan Class O2/1 'Tango' model is a representation of the 2-8-0 steam locomotive that was introduced by the Great Northern Railway in 1921. Designed by Nigel Gresley, this locomotive was built to haul heavy mineral trains and was later used by the London & North Eastern Railway and British Railways Eastern Region.

The model is a OO gauge representation of the locomotive with a lined grey livery and a low running plate, GN cab and tender, and a tall chimney. It features a 21-pin DCC interface, a factory-fitted speaker in the tender, NEM couplings, and sprung buffers. The model also includes exterior details such as tender and locomotive pickups and an improved design and assembly over the previous batch, as well as more robust motion/valve gear.

The specifications of the model include a length of 250mm and a minimum radius curve of 2nd Radius (438mm). The locomotive is dcc ready and has a running number of 477. The model is a representation of the O2/1 class, which was built by the GNR/LNER Doncaster Works, North British, Glasgow, and a total of 67 were produced between 1921 and 1963. The period represented by this model is the pre-grouping era.