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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4748
RRP
£89.00
Model details
Power pickup
All wheels
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR green with late crest
Gauge
OO
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling type
Tension lock
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Coupling
NEM
Finish
Pristine
Name
W.P. Allen
Tooling date
2002
Features
Directional lighting
Interior lighting
Interior lighting
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.
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)
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Total built
512
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
British Rail Crewe Works
In service until
Present
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
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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