Name: Heljan 39vv Class 02/2 Tango 2-8-0 in LNER livery
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 39vv
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

Catalogue listing

Brand

Heljan

Product Code

39vv

RRP

£184.95

Release date

TBA

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready 21-pin socket

Livery

LNER black

Gauge

Minimum radius curve

Radius 2

Power pickup

Locomotive only

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Tooling date

2016

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Prototype information

Wheel configuration

2-8-0

Operated by

Great Northern Railway
LNER
British Railways

Main duties

Freight

In service until

1963

Tractive effort

36,740 lbf

Total built

Build date

1918 - 1943

Builder

Doncaster Works
North British Locomotive Co.

Locomotive class^*

Class O2 Tango Gresley GNR/LNER

Wheel arrangement

2-8-0

Built

1918 - 1943

Built by

Doncaster Works North British Locomotive Co.

^* 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 02/2 Tango 2‑8‑0 is a ready‑to‑run model locomotive in OO gauge (1:76 scale) that reproduces the LNER black freight locomotive as it appeared under the Great Northern Railway and later British Railways. It is produced by Heljan to part number 39vv and reflects the period of the Big Four railway companies.

The model features a hybrid chassis of plastic and metal, with NEM pockets for tension‑lock couplings. It rides on a minimum radius of 2 units and carries the 2‑8‑0 wheel configuration. The locomotive is finished in the authentic LNER black livery and carries the correct builder’s details, having been originally built at Doncaster Works and the North British Locomotive Co. between 1918 and 1943.

Historically the class served mainly in freight duties and remained in regular service until 1963, delivering a tractive effort of 36 740 lbf. A total of 67 examples were constructed, and the model was tooling completed in 2016.