Heljan 4810

Class 47 diesel 47981 in Engineers Dept Dutch style livery

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

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
4810
RRP
£89.00

Model details

Tooling date
2002
Name
W.P. Allen
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Chassis construction
Heavy diecast
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
Civil Engineers Dutch
Gauge
OO
Power pickup
All wheels
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Finish
Pristine
Running number
47981

Prototype information

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
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
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 diesel model (running number 47981) is presented in the Civil Engineers Dutch livery. It is built to OO gauge specifications and comes in a pristine finish. The model is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket and uses all wheels for power pickup.

Technical details include a minimum curve radius of 2, a wheel arrangement of Co‑Co and a maximum speed of 80 mph (95 mph in the higher setting). The prototype locomotive was built between 1962 and 1968 by Brush Traction and British Rail Crewe Works, with a total production run of 512 units. The model represents the British Rail sectorisation era and carries the manufacturer part number 4810.

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