Heljan 4743

Class 47 diesel in triple grey Railfreight sector (unnumbered)

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4743
RRP
£55.00

Model details

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

Prototype information

Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
In service until
Present
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Total built
512
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.
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
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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Heljan produce a OO‑scale model of a British Rail Class 47 diesel locomotive in the Railfreight Sector triple‑grey livery. The model is presented with a pristine finish and carries the manufacturer part number 4743.

The locomotive is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket and all wheels fitted with power pickup. It runs on a 2 inch minimum curve radius, has a Co‑Co wheel arrangement and a maximum speed of 80 mph (95 mph in some settings). The gauge is OO and the model uses a triple‑grey Railfreight colour scheme.

The real Class 47 locomotives were built between 1962 and 1968, with a total of 512 units produced by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works. This model represents the British Rail sectorisation era and is marketed for use by British Rail Railfreight operators.

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