Heljan 4663

Class 47/0 47298 in DRS blue

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4663
RRP
£89.00

Model details

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

Prototype information

In service until
Present
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Total built
512
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
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 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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The Heljan model of British Rail Class 47/0 No. 47298 is presented in Direct Rail Services (DRS) blue livery. It is an OO gauge locomotive with a pristine finish and a DCC‑ready 8‑pin socket, capable of power pickup from all wheels. The model is built to a minimum radius curve of 2, reflecting the Co‑Co wheel arrangement of the prototype.

The prototype Class 47 was built by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works between 1962 and 1968, with a total production of 512 units. It is a diesel‑powered locomotive originally capable of speeds up to 80 mph (or 95 mph under certain conditions). The Heljan model carries the manufacturer part number 4663 and represents the period of initial privatisation under Direct Rail Services.

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