Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs
Prototype Eras
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Manufacturer description
Catalogue listing
Brand
Heljan
Product Code
5311
RRP
£125.00
Release date
TBA
Model details
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
DCC status
DCC Fitted 8-pin socket
Gauge
OO
Livery
BR green with late crest
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Interior lighting
No
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Finish
Pristine
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Chassis construction
Plastic & metal
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Tooling date
2008
Prototype information
Total built
1
Build dates
1961
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Builder
Brush Traction
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
In service until
1975
Wheel configuration
Co-Co
Tractive effort
60,000 lbf
Operated by
British Railways
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 53 "Falcon"
Motive power
Diesel
Wheel arrangement
Co-Co
Built by
Brush Traction
* 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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