Heljan 4747

Class 47 un-numbered in BR blue with full yellow ends

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 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4747
RRP
£89.00

Model details

Name
W.P. Allen
Coupling
NEM
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Power pickup
All wheels
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR blue
Gauge
OO
Tooling date
2002
Features
Interior lighting
Directional lighting

Prototype information

Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Total built
512
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
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 British Rail Class 47 model is an OO gauge locomotive presented in the original BR blue livery with full yellow ends. It is un-numbered, features a pristine finish, and is equipped with directional and interior lighting. The model includes a DCC Ready 8‑pin socket, NEM couplings and power is collected from all wheels.

Technical details include a Co‑Co wheel arrangement, a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (second radius), and a top speed of 80 mph (80 mph/95 mph variant). The locomotive represents the diesel‑powered Class 47 built by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works between 1962 and 1968, of which 512 were produced. The model bears the manufacturer part number 4747 and depicts the British Rail Blue (TOPS) period.

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