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Heljan 4732

Class 47/0 47076 City of Truro in BR blue

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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
4732
RRP
£85.00

Model details

Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Coupling type
Tension lock
Finish
Pristine
Name
City of Truro
Tooling date
2002
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR blue
Gauge
OO
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Running number
47076

Prototype information

Total built
512
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Build dates
1962 to 1968
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 type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
Present
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 47/0
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’s OO‑scale model of British Rail Class 47/0 locomotive number 47076, named City of Truro, is finished in the original British Rail blue livery and is described as being in pristine condition. The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket and collects power from all wheels. It is built to a minimum radius curve of 2 inches and represents a diesel locomotive built between 1962 and 1965.

The locomotive has a Co‑Co wheel arrangement, a maximum speed of 80 mph (95 mph in some variants), and carries the British Rail operating number 47076. It was originally built by Brush Traction at British Rail Crewe Works, with the manufacturer part number 4732. The model depicts the pre‑TOPS British Rail blue period.

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