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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4740
RRP
£60.00
Model details
Tooling date
2002
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR green with late crest
Gauge
OO
Coupling type
Tension lock
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Prototype information
Total built
512
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
British Rail Crewe Works
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
In service until
Present
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
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.
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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