Heljan 4668

Class 47 diesel 47847 in BR Heritage blue with large logo

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

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4668
RRP
£89.00

Model details

Tooling date
2002
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR large logo blue
Gauge
OO
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Running number
47847

Prototype information

Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Total built
512
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
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 class*
British Rail Class 47
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 diesel model (product number 4668) represents British Rail Class 47 locomotive number 47847, painted in BR large‑logo blue heritage livery. The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, finished in pristine condition and supplied in OO gauge.

Technical details: power is taken from all wheels, minimum curve radius is 2 (tooth), wheel arrangement is Co‑Co, and the locomotive is diesel powered. It carries the running number 47847 and is built to represent the British Rail sectorisation period. The original locomotives were built between 1962 and 1968 by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works, with a total production of 512 units. The model can achieve a maximum speed of 80 mph (or 95 mph in some settings).

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