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Heljan 5306

Class 53 diesel D0280 Falcon in BR two tone green with small yellow panels. Weathered.

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

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Prototype information

^* 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.

The Heljan model represents the British Rail Class 53 diesel locomotive known as “Falcon”, numbered D0280. It is finished in a weathered British Rail two‑tone green livery with small yellow panels and the late crest.

The model is built to OO gauge, features a pristine finish, and is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket. It runs on a Co‑Co wheel arrangement, has a minimum curve radius of 2, and uses NEM/Tension‑lock couplings. The maximum speed is listed as 100 mph.

Technical details include a build date of 1961, a total production run of one, manufacturer part number 5306, and it was originally built by Brush Traction for British Railways. The period represented by the model is the British Railways early crest era.