📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of RailwayModels.uk

Heljan 8647

Class 86 - Freightliner - 86622 - OO Scale

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

Prototype Era
Era 11 (2016 to 2026) The Last Days of Privatisation

Manufacturer description

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.

Catalogue listing

Model details

Prototype information

^* 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.

Heljan Class 86 – Freightliner (product number 86622) is a 00‑scale model of British Rail’s standard 25 kV AC electric locomotive introduced in the late 1960s. The model represents the current era and is offered in the mixed‑traffic 86/4 and freight‑only 86/6 sub‑classes that were modified from the mid‑1980s. It is supplied with either a Faiveley (*) or a Brecknell Willis (+) high‑speed pantograph.

The locomotive is DCC ready, featuring a 21‑pin socket, separately switchable tail lights in DCC mode, and the capability to accept sound decoders. Mechanical details include NEM couplings, sprung buffers, a smooth‑running motor with flywheel, and working headlights and markers. The model is presented with finely applied livery details and is listed as sound ready.

Heljan also offers other Class 86 locomotives in alternative liveries for purchase.