Name: Heljan 4000 Hawker Siddeley Brush HS Kestrel prototype diesel electric loco
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 4000
Price: 155.00 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 2 (1875 to 1923) Pre-grouping
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand

Heljan

Product Code

4000

RRP

£155.00

Model details

Coupling type

Tension lock

Chassis construction

Diecast

Tooling date

2009

Name

W.P. Allen

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Finish

Pristine

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

DCC status

DCC Ready 8-pin socket

Livery

BR non-standard

Gauge

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Power pickup

All wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Running number

HS4000

Prototype information

Main duties

Mixed traffic

Locomotive type

Diesel-Electric

Builder

Hawker Siddeley at Brush Traction

In service until

1971 (BR)

Operated by

British Railways
Soviet Railways

Wheel configuration

Co-Co

Tractive effort

100,000 lbf

Total built

Build dates

1967

Locomotive class^*

British Rail HS4000 "Kestrel"

Motive power

Diesel

Wheel arrangement

Co-Co

Built

August 1948

Built by

Hawker Siddeley at Brush Traction

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’s HS4000 Kestrel is a OO‑scale model of the British Rail prototype diesel‑electric locomotive built in 1967 by Hawker Siddeley at Brush Traction. The model represents the sole unit produced, carrying the running number HS4000 and the non‑standard British Rail livery. It is finished to a pristine standard and is supplied with a DCC‑ready 8‑pin socket.

The locomotive is fitted with all‑wheel power pickup, a Co‑Co wheel arrangement and NEM/tension‑lock couplings. It can negotiate a minimum curve radius of the second radius (438 mm) and is capable of reaching a maximum speed of 110 mph in operation. The model is supplied with manufacturer part number 4000.