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Heljan 4600

Class 47 diesel 47843 Vulcan in Virgin red & grey

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4600
RRP
£89.00

Model details

Tooling date
2002
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Based on preserved
No
Directional lighting
No
Interior lighting
No
Finish
Pristine
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
Virgin Cross Country
Gauge
OO
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2

Prototype information

Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Total built
512
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Operated by
British Rail
Advenza Freight
Anglia
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Cotswold Rail
Direct Rail Services
EWS
First Great Western
FM Rail
Fragonset
Freightliner
GB Railfreight
Harry Needle Railroad Co.
ONE
Porterbrook
Rail Operations Group
Riviera Trains
Victa Westlink Rail
Virgin Trains
Waterman Railways
West Coast Railway Co.
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
Present
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 47
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Built by
Brush Traction British Rail Crewe Works

* 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 Class 47 diesel 47843, named Vulcan, is a ready‑to‑run OO gauge model featuring a Virgin Cross Country livery in Virgin red and grey. The model is supplied with a DCC ready 8‑pin socket and has a pristine finish. It carries the running number 47843 and the name Vulcan, with power pickup on all wheels.

The model represents a British Rail Class 47 built between 1962 and 1968, of which 512 were produced. It is fitted with a diesel motive power source, a Co‑Co wheel arrangement and a minimum curve radius of 2. It can achieve a maximum speed of 80 mph in service and 95 mph on the track. The model is supplied with manufacturer part number 4600 and is built to the initial privatisation period standards.

The model is associated with Virgin Trains West Coast and was built by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works. It is suitable for use on the standard OO gauge layout with a minimum radius curve of 2.

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