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Heljan 4679

Class 47/7 47711 County of Hertfordshire in revised Network South East livery

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

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4679
RRP
£89.00

Model details

Tooling date
2002
Finish
Pristine
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Coupling type
Tension lock
Name
County of Hertfordshire
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
NSE - Network SouthEast
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Running number
47711

Prototype information

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.
Total built
512
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
Present
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Build dates
1962 to 1968
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 model number 47711 represents the locomotive “County of Hertfordshire” in the revised Network SouthEast livery. The model is a DCC‑ready OO gauge locomotive with an 8‑pin socket, finished to a pristine standard. It reproduces a British Rail Class 47/7 diesel locomotive built between 1979 and 1984 by Brush Traction at British Rail Crewe Works.

The locomotive features all‑wheel power pickup, a Co‑Co wheel arrangement and a maximum speed of either 80 mph or 95 mph, as per the original specifications. It carries the running number 47711 and operates on a minimum curve radius of 2 units, suitable for most OO scale layouts. The model is intended to represent the British Rail sectorisation period under the Network SouthEast operator.

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