Name: Heljan 8603 Class 86 Electric locomotive 86233/E3172 Alstom Heritage in heritage Electric Blue livery
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 8603
Price: 134.95 GBP

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Prototype Eras
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand

Heljan

Product Code

8603

RRP

£134.95

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready 8-pin socket

Livery

BR electric blue

Gauge

Power pickup

All wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Coupling type

Tension lock

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Finish

Pristine

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Name

W.P. Allen

Tooling date

2010

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Running number

86233

Features

Directional lighting

Prototype information

Wheel configuration

Bo-Bo

Main duties

Express Passenger
Heavy Freight

Build dates

1965 to 1966

Locomotive type

Electric 25kV AC Overhead

Operated by

British Rail
Anglia Railways/ one
Bulmarket Bulgaria
Caledonian Sleeper
Colas Rail
Europhoenix
EWS
Floyd Zrt
Freightliner
Hull Trains
Locomotive Services Ltd
Network Rail
West Coast Railway Co.
Vintage Trains
Virgin Cross Country
Virgin Trains West Coast

Total built

100

Tractive effort

60,000 lbf

In service until

Present

Builder

British Rail Doncaster Works
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry

Locomotive class^*

British Rail Class 86

Motive power

Electric

Wheel arrangement

Bo-Bo

Built

August 1948

Built by

British Rail Doncaster Works English Electric at Vulcan Foundry

Total produced

100

^* 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 Class 86 electric locomotive (model 86233/E3172) is a 00 gauge, DCC‑ready model featuring an 8‑pin socket. It is finished in a pristine replica of the British Rail electric blue heritage livery and carries the running number 86233.

The locomotive represents the British Rail Class 86 built between 1965 and 1966, with a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement, all wheels powered for pickup, and directional lighting. It is equipped with NEM/tension‑lock couplings, a minimum curve radius of 2nd radius (438 mm), and a wheel arrangement classified as Bo‑Bo. The model is based on the period represented by the late British Railways crest and was originally operated by Virgin Trains West Coast. The original locomotives were built at British Rail Doncaster Works and English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry, with a total production run of 100 units.