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Heljan 4741

Class 47 diesel in BR blue with full yellow panels & headcode (unnumbered)

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

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4741
RRP
£60.00

Model details

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

Prototype information

Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Total built
512
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
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
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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The Heljan model represents a British Rail Class 47 diesel locomotive in the original BR blue livery with full yellow panels and an unnumbered headcode. It is built to OO gauge, features a pristine finish and is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket. Power is collected via all wheels and the model can negotiate a minimum radius curve of 2.

This replica depicts a locomotive built between 1962 and 1968, of which 512 were produced. It is portrayed in the pre‑TOPS British Rail Blue period, with a maximum speed of 80 mph (95 mph in later service). The wheel arrangement is Co‑Co and the original units were manufactured by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works. The model’s gauge is OO, the manufacturer part number is 4741, and the operator shown is British Rail.

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