Heljan 4676

Class 47 diesel 47810 Porterbrook in Virgin red livery

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4676
RRP
£89.00

Model details

Tooling date
2002
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
Virgin Cross Country
Gauge
OO
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Power pickup
All wheels
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Finish
Pristine
Name
Porterbrook
Running number
47810

Prototype information

Wheel configuration
Co-Co
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
In service until
Present
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Total built
512
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.
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 model 47810 represents a British Rail Class 47 diesel locomotive in its Virgin Cross Country livery. The model is built to OO gauge, finished in pristine condition, and carries the running number 47810 with the name Porterbrook. It features an 8‑pin DCC socket and is DCC ready, with power collected from all wheels.

Technical specifications include a minimum curve radius of 2, a Co‑Co wheel arrangement, and a maximum speed of either 80 mph or 95 mph depending on the version. The locomotive’s motive power is diesel, and it is modelled to the period of the initial privatisation of British rail, representing Virgin Trains West Coast.

The original Class 47 was constructed between 1962 and 1968, with a total production of 512 units. It was built by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works. The Heljan part number for this model is 4676.

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