Heljan 4622

Class 47/7 47781 Isle Of Iona in RES red

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4622
RRP
£89.00

Model details

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

Prototype information

Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Total built
512
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
In service until
Present
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
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
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 47/7
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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The Heljan model depicts British Rail Class 47/7 locomotive number 47781, named Isle of Iona, in the Rail Express Systems (RES) red livery. It is an OO gauge model with a pristine finish and includes a DCC ready 8‑pin socket for digital control.

The locomotive is equipped with all‑wheel power pickup, a minimum curve radius of 2, and a Co‑Co wheel arrangement. It represents diesel motive power built between 1979 and 1984 by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works, and it bears the manufacturer part number 4622.

The model is intended to represent the British Rail sectorisation period, with a maximum speed of 80 mph (95 mph on certain routes). It carries the running number 47781 and is supplied by Heljan.

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