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Prototype Eras
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation
Era 10 (2005 to 2015) Rebuilding of the Railways
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4744
RRP
£89.00
Model details
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
Colas Rail
Gauge
OO
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling type
Tension lock
Passenger figures
No
Based on preserved
No
Finish
Pristine
Tooling date
2002
Coupling
NEM
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Features
Pickup in tender
Interior lighting
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Directional lighting
Prototype information
In service until
Present
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
British Rail Crewe Works
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Total built
512
Build dates
1962 to 1968
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 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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