Heljan 4601

Class 47/4 47806 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
4601
RRP
£89.00

Model details

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

Prototype information

Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Total built
512
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Build dates
1962 to 1968
In service until
Present
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
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.
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
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 47/4 model 47806 is presented in Virgin Cross Country red and grey livery. The OO‑scale kit is finished to a pristine standard and includes a fitted DCC 8‑pin socket with power pickup on all wheels. The model carries the running number 47806 and is capable of negotiating a minimum radius of 2.

The prototype represented by the model is a British Rail Class 47 diesel locomotive built between 1962 and 1968, of which 512 were produced. It features a Co‑Co wheel arrangement, a maximum speed of either 80 mph or 95 mph, and was originally operated by Virgin Trains West Coast during the initial privatisation period.

Manufactured by Heljan, the model bears the part number 4601 and was assembled using components from Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works.

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