Heljan 4651

Class 47/7 47792 Robin Hood in EWS livery

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4651
RRP
£89.00

Model details

Finish
Pristine
Name
Robin Hood
Tooling date
2002
Livery
EWS - English Welsh and Scottish
Gauge
OO
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Running number
47792

Prototype information

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.
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
In service until
Present
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Total built
512
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 47/7
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Built
August 1948
Built by
Brush Traction British Rail Crewe Works
Total produced
512

* 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 47/7 locomotive 47792, named Robin Hood, is modelled in the English Welsh and Scottish (EWS) livery and is supplied as a ready‑to‑run DCC unit with an 8‑pin socket. The model is finished in pristine condition and carries the running number 47792.

The model is built to OO gauge with a Co‑Co wheel arrangement and diesel motive power. Power is collected from all wheels, and the locomotive can negotiate a minimum radius curve of 2 units. It is equipped for a maximum speed of 80 mph (the real locomotive could reach up to 95 mph). The manufacturer part number is 4651.

It represents a British Rail Class 47/7 built between 1979 and 1984 by Brush Traction at Crewe Works, reflecting the period of initial privatisation under the English, Welsh & Scottish Railway operator.

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