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Heljan 4793

Class 47/4 47555 The Commonwealth Spirit in BR blue livery (weathered).

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Prototype Eras
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4793
RRP
£79.00

Model details

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

Prototype information

Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Total built
512
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
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.
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
Present
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 47/4
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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Heljan’s OO gauge model represents British Rail Class 47/4 locomotive number 47555, named “The Commonwealth Spirit”, in a weathered British Rail blue livery. The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket and is supplied in a pristine finish.

The locomotive is equipped with all‑wheel power pickup, a minimum radius curve of 2, and a Co‑Co wheel arrangement. It is powered by a diesel motive and carries the British Rail operator livery from the pre‑TOPS era. The model depicts a locomotive built between 1962 and 1987, capable of a maximum speed of 80 mph (95 mph on higher‑speed runs). The manufacturer part number is 4793 and it was produced by Brush Traction at British Rail Crewe Works.

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