Name: Heljan 8604 Class 86 Electric locomotive 86605 in Freightliner green livery
Brand: Heljan
SKU: 8604
Price: 134.95 GBP

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Prototype Era
Era 9 (1995 to 2004) Initial Privatisation

Manufacturer description

Catalogue listing

Brand

Heljan

Product Code

8604

RRP

£134.95

Model details

DCC status

DCC Ready 8-pin socket

Livery

Freightliner PLC

Gauge

Power pickup

All wheels

Coupling

NEM / Tension lock

Finish

Pristine

Minimum radius curve

2nd Radius (438mm)

Based on preserved

Interior lighting

Pickup in tender

Passenger figures

Coupling type

Tension lock

Chassis construction

Plastic & metal

Minimum radius

Radius 2

Scale

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)

Coupling mount

NEM pockets

Tooling date

2010

Features

Directional lighting

Prototype information

In service until

Present

Total built

100

Tractive effort

60,000 lbf

Wheel configuration

Bo-Bo

Builder

British Rail Doncaster Works
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry

Build dates

1965 to 1966

Main duties

Express Passenger
Heavy Freight

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

Locomotive type

Electric 25kV AC Overhead

Locomotive class^*

British Rail Class 86

Motive power

Electric

Wheel arrangement

Bo-Bo

Built by

British Rail Doncaster Works English Electric at Vulcan Foundry

^* 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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Heljan Class 86 electric locomotive 86605 is presented in the Freightliner green livery and is supplied for OO gauge model railways. The model is finished in a pristine condition and carries the running number 86605.

The locomotive is DCC ready with an 8‑pin socket, features directional lighting and draws power from all wheels. It is fitted with NEM / tension lock couplings and can negotiate a minimum radius of 2nd radius (438 mm). The wheel arrangement is Bo‑Bo and the motive power is electric. The manufacturer part number is 8604.

The prototype British Rail Class 86 was built between 1965 and 1966 by British Rail Doncaster Works and English Electric at Vulcan Foundry, with a total production of 100 units. The model represents the initial privatisation era, operated by Freightliner.