Heljan 4696

Class 47 47596 Aldeborough Festival in BR blue with silver roof - limited edition for Stratford 47 Group

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4696
RRP
£85.00

Model details

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

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)
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Total built
512
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
Present
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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Related products

Heljan Class 47 model 47596, liveried in British Rail blue with a silver roof, is a limited‑edition release for the Stratford 47 Group. The model represents the Aldeborough Festival locomotive in OO gauge and is supplied in a pristine finish.

The kit carries the British Rail Class 47 diesel locomotive details: built between 1962 and 1968, 512 units were produced by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works. It features a Co‑Co wheel arrangement, a maximum speed of 80 mph (95 mph in later service), and a running number of 47596. Power is collected from all wheels and the model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket.

Technical specifications include a minimum curve radius of 2 units, a manufacturer part number of 4696, and representation of the pre‑TOPS British Rail blue livery. The model is suitable for use on standard OO gauge layouts.

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