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Heljan 4742

Class 47 diesel in BR blue with large logo (unnumbered)

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 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4742
RRP
£60.00

Model details

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

Prototype information

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.
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Build dates
1962 to 1968
In service until
Present
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Total built
512
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
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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Heljan’s British Rail Class 47 model is presented in the original BR blue livery with a large railway logo and is unnumbered. The locomotive is built to OO gauge, features a pristine finish and all‑wheel power pickup, and includes an eight‑pin DCC socket, making it DCC ready.

The model represents a diesel‑powered Co‑Co locomotive built between 1962 and 1968, a period when 512 of the real Class 47s were produced for British Rail. It is capable of running at speeds of up to 80 mph (95 mph in later service) and can negotiate a minimum curve radius of 2 inches.

Manufactured by Brush Traction at British Rail Crewe Works, the item carries Heljan part number 4742 and depicts the pre‑TOPS British Rail Blue era.

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