Heljan 5220

Class 52 diesel D1073 Western Bulwark in BR blue with full yellow ends

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

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
5220
RRP
£99.00

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 8-pin socket
Livery
BR blue
Gauge
OO
Power pickup
4 out of 6 axles
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Passenger figures
No
Pickup in tender
No
Interior lighting
No
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Finish
Pristine
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Chassis construction
Diecast
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
2005

Prototype information

In service until
1977
Main duties
Express Passenger
Locomotive type
Diesel-Hydraulic
Builder
Swindon Works
Crewe Works
Total built
74
Build dates
1961 to 1964
Wheel configuration
C-C
Operated by
British Rail
Tractive effort
66,700 lbf
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 52 "Western"
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
C-C
Built by
Swindon Works 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 British Rail Class 52 diesel locomotive D1073, named Western Bulwark, in the original British Rail blue livery with full yellow ends. It is supplied as a ready‑to‑run DCC unit, featuring an 8‑pin socket for digital control.

The model is built to OO gauge, finished to a pristine standard and carries the running number D1073. It can draw power from four of its six axles, uses NEM / tension‑lock couplings and is capable of negotiating a minimum radius curve of the second radius (438 mm). The wheel arrangement is C‑C and the maximum speed is listed as 90 mph.

The prototype was built between 1961 and 1964 at Swindon and Crewe Works, with a total production run of 74 units. The model carries Heljan part number 5220 and depicts the locomotive in the pre‑TOPS British Rail blue period.

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