Heljan 8640

Class 86 404 InterCity Executive Electric Locomotive

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Prototype Era
Era 8 (1983 to 1994) British Rail Sectorisation

Manufacturer description

A fully updated version of Heljan's popular OO gauge Class 86 Bo-Bo electric, covering the mixed traffic ‘86/4’ and freight-only ‘86/6’ variants seen from the mid-1980s onwards. These models will be produced in a wide range of authentic liveries with numerous detail differences according to livery and era.

Features:

Catalogue listing

Brand
Heljan
Product Code
8640
GTIN
5708769086406
RRP
£239.95
Release date
April 2022

Model details

DCC status
DCC Ready 21-pin socket
Gauge
OO
Livery
Intercity
Tooling date
2021
Power pickup
All wheels
Coupling type
Tension lock
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Chassis construction
Diecast
Coupling
NEM
Name
W.P. Allen
Finish
Pristine
Running number
86404
Features
Directional lighting

Prototype information

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
Wheel configuration
Bo-Bo
Region
West coast Main Line
Builder
British Rail Doncaster Works
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Tractive effort
60,000 lbf
Total built
100
Locomotive type
Electric 25kV AC Overhead
Build dates
1965 to 1966
In service until
Present
Main duties
Express Passenger
Heavy Freight
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 86
Motive power
Electric
Wheel arrangement
Bo-Bo
Built
August 1948
Built by
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry/British Rail (BR), Doncaster Works
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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Related products

Heljan’s OO‑scale model of the British Rail Class 86 404 InterCity Executive electric locomotive replicates the original locomotive built between 1965 and 1966 by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry and British Rail’s Doncaster Works. The model is finished in a pristine Intercity livery, carries the running number 86404 and represents the West Coast Main Line sector during the British Rail sectorisation era. It measures 235 mm in length, has a Bo‑Bo wheel arrangement with all wheels powered, a minimum curve radius of 438 mm (2nd radius) and uses NEM couplings.

The locomotive is DCC ready, featuring a 21‑pin socket, LED directional lighting and is both DCC and sound ready. It includes authentic MW and TDM cable options, a finely detailed underframe and wire handrails. The model is supplied with a manufacturer part number of 8640 and will be offered in a range of liveries reflecting mixed‑traffic and freight variants seen from the mid‑1980s onwards.

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