Heljan 4806

Class 47/4 47593 Galloway Princess in Inter City livery

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4806
RRP
£89.00

Model details

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

Prototype information

Main duties
Mixed Traffic
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.
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Brush Traction
British Rail Crewe Works
Build dates
1962 to 1968
Total built
512
Tractive effort
55,000 to 60,000 lbf
Power output
2,750 hp
(Later derated to 2,580 hp)
Top speed
75 or 95 mph
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 Class 47/4 locomotive 47593, named Galloway Princess, is modelled in the British Rail InterCity livery for OO gauge. The model is finished in pristine condition and is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, allowing power pickup from all wheels. It represents a diesel‑powered, Co‑Co wheel arrangement locomotive built between 1962 and 1987 by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works.

The prototype operated under British Rail InterCity, carried a maximum speed of 80 mph (95 mph on some routes), and bore the running number 47593. The model carries the manufacturer part number 4806 and is suitable for a minimum radius curve of 2 units. It depicts the British Rail sectorisation period.

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