Heljan 8621

Class 86/2 86253 'The Manchester Guardian' BR Blue Electric Locomotive

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

Expected Delivery Q4 2024 (Subject to change at Manufacturer's Discretion).

BR’s standard 25kV AC electric locomotive of the late-1960s, developed using experience gained with the earlier ‘AL1’ to ‘AL5’ classes. A handful of ‘86s’ remain in use today both in the UK and overseas. This latest variant features a number of improvements over our previous Class 86s, including separately switchable tail lights in DCC mode. It focuses on the previously overlooked mixed traffic ‘86/4’ and freight-only ‘86/6’ sub-classes modified from the mid-1980s onwards.

Models are supplied with either a Faiveley (*) or Brecknell Willis high-speed (+) pantograph.

FEATURES

• Finely Applied Livery Details
• Smooth Running Motor and Flywheel
• 21 Pin DCC Ready
• NEM Couplings
• Working Lights
• Sprung Buffers
• Sound Ready
• Other Class 86 Locomotives in different liveries are available to purchase.

SPECIFICATIONS

• OPERATOR BR
• CLASS 86
• RUNNING NUMBER/NAME 86 253 'The Manchester Guardian'
• LIVERY Blue

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^* 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.