Heljan 4790

Class 47 diesel D1501 in BR 2 tone green with small yellow panel (as preserved at East Lancashire Railway)

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Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4790
RRP
£74.00

Model details

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

Prototype information

Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Total built
512
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
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 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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The Heljan model represents a British Rail Class 47 diesel locomotive, number D1501, in the early British Rail green livery with the late crest and a small yellow panel, as seen on the East Lancashire Railway. It is supplied in OO gauge and finished to a pristine condition, with power collected from all wheels.

The model is DCC ready, featuring an 8‑pin socket for digital control. It reproduces a Co‑Co wheel arrangement and is capable of negotiating a minimum curve radius of 2 inches. The locomotive is depicted in the period of British Railways early crest, with a maximum speed of either 80 mph or 95 mph as per the prototype specifications.

Technical data for the prototype includes construction by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works between 1962 and 1968, a total production run of 512 units, and a manufacturer part number of 4790. The model is intended for use on British Railways themed layouts.

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