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Heljan 4090

Dogfish ballast wagon DB993634 in Engineers olive green

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

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4090
RRP
£15.00

Model details

Livery
BR departmental olive
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
Radius 1
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius
Radius 1
Finish
Pristine
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Tooling date
2004
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Running number
DB993634

Prototype information

Total built
1,249
Type of vehicle
Hopper Wagon
Operated by
British Rail
LoadHaul
EWS
Build date
1955 - 1961
Builder
Metro-Cammell
In service until
2006
Main duties
Ballast transport
Wagon type
2/3 Axle Departmental
TOPS classification
British Rail ZFV 'Dogfish' Ballast
Wheel arrangement
4-wheel
Built
1955 - 1961
Built by
Metro-Cammell

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The Heljan Dogfish ballast wagon, model DB993634, is presented in the British Rail departmental olive livery. It is a 4‑wheel, OO‑scale ballast wagon with a pristine finish and the running number DB993634. The model features NEM couplings with a tension‑lock, a minimum curve radius of 1, and carries the manufacturer part number 4090.

The prototype was built by Metro‑Cammell between 1955 and 1961 and represents British Railways in the Late Crest period. The model is intended for collectors of British railway stock and is supplied in the Engineers olive green colour scheme.

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