Heljan 8630

Class 86/2 86238 'European Community' InterCity Swift Electric Locomotive

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Prototype Era
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


SPECIFICATIONS

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
8630
GTIN
5708769186304
RRP
£254.95
Release date
Q3 2024

Model details

Livery
Intercity Swallow
DCC status
DCC Ready (21 pin socket)
Minimum radius curve
Radius 2
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling
NEM / Tension lock
Running number
86 238 'European Community'

Prototype information

Locomotive class*
86
Operator
BR
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built
1965 to 1966
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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